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Reverendissi paper damaged⌈[Reverendissi]Reverendissi paper damaged⌉mo in Christo Patri et Domino, Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊domino Pet paper damaged⌈[domino Pet]domino Pet paper damaged⌉ro Dei gratia episcopo Posnaniensi etc. paper damaged⌈[niensi etc.]niensi etc. paper damaged⌉Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋, Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊regni PoloniaePoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ vicecancella paper damaged⌈[cancella]cancella paper damaged⌉rio, domino meo gratiosissimo[1].

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime. Humillimam commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-10-29, CIDTC IDL 6227⌊1522-10-29⌊Vigesima nona Octobris1522-10-29⌋cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-10-29, CIDTC IDL 6227⌋ et cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-11-10, CIDTC IDL 6248⌊1522-11-10⌊X Novembris1522-11-10⌋cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-11-10, CIDTC IDL 6248⌋ ex Plymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌊PlemoriaPlymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌋ England⌊AngliaeEngland⌋ portu Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae omnia, quae tunc mecum agebantur, descripsi. Ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-10-29, CIDTC IDL 6227;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-11-10, CIDTC IDL 6248⌊iiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-10-29, CIDTC IDL 6227;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Plymouth, 1522-11-10, CIDTC IDL 6248⌋ profectionem meam omnem et quantum mihi de omni viatico restaret, intellexit. Plymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌊UndePlymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌋ 1522-11-18⌊18 Novembris1522-11-18⌋ versus noctem cum vento satis commodo versus Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniamSpain (Hispania)⌋ cum nave Portugalensi solvi. Durabat nobis ventus iste usque ad medium noctis et inde insurrexit alius contrarius, qui usque ad ingentem tempestatem invalescebat. Iactabamur illa nocte cum magno diei desiderio, et surgente aurora tempestas maior exoriebatur, quae ad sidera usque fluctus extulit, coacti igitur fuimus non in parvis discriminibus versati portum aliquem propinquum petere. Quem summa cum difficultate attigimus, ingredi tamen propter refluxum maris, qui nondum venerat, non potuimus. Proiecta itaque anchora in summis fluctibus volvebamur, donec illi ex portu, nostri miserti, cimbam unam cum hominibus ad nos mitterent, et inde, elato velo minore per illos, qui portus modum noverant, salvi in terram fuimus recepti. Villa est parva Penzance, town in Cornwall, about 121 km W of Plymouth and 480 km W SW of London⌊PlasensPenzance, town in Cornwall, about 121 km W of Plymouth and 480 km W SW of London⌋ nuncupata, non procul a monte Sancti Michaelis in Cornwall (Cornubia), duchy at the tip of the SW peninsula of Great Britain⌊CornuariaCornwall (Cornubia), duchy at the tip of the SW peninsula of Great Britain⌋ England⌊AngliaeEngland⌋ provincia. In ea mansimus X diebus, iterum secundum ventum expectantes. Eadem etiam tempestate adacta venit navicula, quae Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ postas transfert. Exiverat eadem nocte nobiscum ex Plymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌊PlemoriaPlymouth (Pleumodia), city and seaport in SW England, Devon⌋. Venit item alia satis magna Portugalensis, et paulopost tres naves grandes eadem tempestate, quae non poterant pertingere ad portus, fecerunt naufragium non procul a portu, in quo fuimus. Una erat Anglicana magna et armata. Ex illa perierunt una cum capitaneo viro primario in Anglia viri XL, reliqui XXVI venerunt salvi in terram. Fuit alia ex Hollandia de Amsterdam magna, quam in mari videramus. Haec cum Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ iverat in Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniamSpain (Hispania)⌋ et deinde pro sale ad Lisbon (Lisboa)⌊UlixbonamLisbon (Lisboa)⌋. Ex illa omnes sunt salvati. Tertia erat Portugalensis, ex qua pauci vivi exiverant. Nos illorum casu perculsi, tempora diligentius observabamus. Habito itaque vento contuli me in naviculam postarum. Portugalensibus me credere non ausi, cum propter pacem, quam habent cum The French ⌊GallisThe French ⌋, tum etiam quod navem habebant antiquam, quae quoties fluctus aliquis decumanus ingruebat, ingemiscere solebat. Fuit tamen potissima causa, quod cum primis volebam ferri ad Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesaremCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ et non facere illas ex Portugal⌊PortugaliaPortugal⌋ ambages. Decimo igitur die, quae fuit 1522-11-28⌊28 Novembris1522-11-28⌋, iterum cum vento satis prospero ingressus sum postarum naviculam et ingentis pelagi cf. Ov. Met. 1. 319 ⌊parva rate vicimus undascf. Ov. Met. 1. 319 ⌋. Cum qua tandem portui in Asturias, principality on the NW coast of the Iberian Peninsula⌊SturgiaAsturias, principality on the NW coast of the Iberian Peninsula⌋ Cudillero (Codalia), town and port in Northern Spain, Asturias, on the Biscay Bay⌊CodaliaeCudillero (Codalia), town and port in Northern Spain, Asturias, on the Biscay Bay⌋ nuncupato salvi applicuimus 1522-12-03⌊3 Decembris1522-12-03⌋ versus noctem. Quae vero iis quinque diebus et noctibus sum passus et quam crebro non ego solum, sed nautae omnes mecum de vita desperaverint BNW BOZ 2053 TG 4, No. 388, f. 124v, horresco memorans. Unum tamen hoc addere ausim, quod hoc parvo tempore pluries mortem manifestam vidi prae oculis, quam totis ante sex mensibus, quibus fui in mari, cum irem versus Jerusalem (Hierosolyma), city in ancient Palestine, Judean Mountains, 1517-1917 under the rule of Ottoman Empire, today the capital of Israel⌊HierusalemJerusalem (Hierosolyma), city in ancient Palestine, Judean Mountains, 1517-1917 under the rule of Ottoman Empire, today the capital of Israel⌋, Deo Optimo Maximo sit laus, honor et gloria atque omnis gratiarum actio, qui me ex iis aquarum non fluctibus, sed montibus, liberavit. Ego vidi et peragravi Mare Mediterraneum et nostri maris sinum Codanum, sed nulla est cum Mari Hispano, quantum ad magnitudinem aquarum et fluctuum superinscribed⌈umum superinscribed⌉, similitudo, neque potuit esse toto anno tempus magis quam hoc ad navigandum insolens et importunum. Si deberem orbis imperium simili navigatione assequi, non ponerem me in tam periculosam aleam. Optabam saepe, quod saltem unus de nostris delicatis ad decursum quartae partis unius horae fuisset mecum, caederetur mihi et deinceps nullas ambirent legationes. Sum nunc hic et habeo eam, quam prius, spem in Deum, qui me per haec cf. Ov. Am. 5.10.11 an peragunt solitos communia tempora motus, stantque magis vitae tempora dura meae, quem tenet Euxini mendax cognomine litus, et Scythici vere terra sinistra freti?; Ov. Am. 3.13.17; Ov. Ep. 4.9.88 ⌊dura temporacf. Ov. Am. 5.10.11 an peragunt solitos communia tempora motus, stantque magis vitae tempora dura meae, quem tenet Euxini mendax cognomine litus, et Scythici vere terra sinistra freti?; Ov. Am. 3.13.17; Ov. Ep. 4.9.88 ⌋ hactenus duxit incolumem, meliori tempore, quod nunc indies fiet tranquillius, salvum reducet etc.

Exivi portum Cudillero (Codalia), town and port in Northern Spain, Asturias, on the Biscay Bay⌊CodaliaeCudillero (Codalia), town and port in Northern Spain, Asturias, on the Biscay Bay⌋ 1522-12-04⌊4 Decembris1522-12-04⌋ et conductis 6 equis onerariis, non tamen tam bonis, ut sunt apud nos, qui plumbum ferunt ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ in Hungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌊HungariamHungary (Kingdom of Hungary)⌋, in illis et illorum sellis stramineis per montes altissimos et vias, quibus nullae possunt in mundo esse peiores, cum meis usque in León, city in northern Spain, capital of León province⌊Civitatem LegionisLeón, city in northern Spain, capital of León province⌋ portabar. Alios equos in provincia illa miserrima neque ad emendum neque ad conducendum invenire potui. Solvi ab eis tantum, quantum emi possint apud nos. Ex León, city in northern Spain, capital of León province⌊LegioneLeón, city in northern Spain, capital of León province⌋ paulo meliores cum apparatu, ut hic equitant, usque Medina (Medinah), city in western Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad⌊MedinamMedina (Medinah), city in western Saudi Arabia, the second holiest city in Islam and the burial place of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad⌋ conduxi. Ibi aliquot dies sum immoratus, praemittendo, ut post tot incommoditates commodum mihi inveniretur hospitium in Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, ubi omnia sunt plena hospitibus. Datum mihi fuit unum satis exile, intravi nihilominus, cum viderem, quod mihi melius dare recusarent. Veni ergo Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hucValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 1522-12-18⌊decima octava Decembris1522-12-18⌋ et sequenti die Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magnus cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋, qui me adhuc sua veteri benevolentia prosequitur, in prandio me humanissime habuit. Post prandium seorsum cum Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊eoMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ clausus, illi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ litteras reddidi et illius maiestatis nomine salutavi, quod grato accepit animo, deinde, quae mihi agenda essent apud maiestatem caesaream, explicavi et, ut mihi audientiam de rebus publicis et postea de privatis faceret, rogavi. Ad omnia se obtulit benevolum, fuit tamen protracta ista publica audientia, propter festa et etiam quia maiestas caesarea aliquantulum dicebatur aegrotare. 1522-12-27⌊Vigesima septima Decembris1522-12-27⌋, hoc est ipso die Sancti Ioannis Evangelistae, misit pro me Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestas caesareaCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ dominum Ioannes Hannard ⌊Ioannem HannardIoannes Hannard ⌋ audientiarium suum, et me benigniter audivit. Dixi hanc inclusam orationem iuxta instructionem mihi datam, quantum videbatur tempori competere. Ad quam in hunc modum maiestas caesarea per BNW BOZ 2053 TG 4, No. 388, f. 125r dominum cancellarium de verbo ad verbum, quemadmodum memini, respondit, ut in charta inclusa continetur. Et privatam audientiam in aliud tempus distulit, pro qua ego indies laboro, nihilque est aliud in causa, quod sic differtur, quam quod, ut scripsi, catharro aliquantisper laborat. Spero tamen, quod cras vel post crastinum, si melius habere coeperit, me audiet. Datum est mihi etiam melius hospitium et honestius post primam audientiam, et misit mihi Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestas caesareaCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ per magistrum curiae suae et dominum Ioannes Hannard ⌊HannardIoannes Hannard ⌋, ut hic moris est, 4 lagenas argenteas vini et postulavit, ut semper pro vino, quod mihi placeret, ad cellarium illius maiestatis mitterem. Nihil aliud hic datur oratoribus. Ego mallem, quod mihi ligna quam vinum mitteret, quae hic, ut alia omnia, in hac misera Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋, in caro sunt foro, de quibus multa forent scribenda, nisi lectu essent molesta et postae festinatio perhiberet. Hoc mihi accidit, Reverendissime Domine, quod semper timui, veniens huc per tantas maris et terrae incommoditates et discrimina, de omni viatico non attuli magis quam 60 ducat(os), de quibus ego statim pro una mula, in qua honeste irem, ut hic consuetudinis est, ad Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ palatium, XXXIII ducat(os) exposui. Et nisi mihi esset vetus cum factors of The FUGGERS ⌊Fuggarorumfactors of The FUGGERS ⌋ factoribus amicitia, quomodo hic res et negotia Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regiae maiestatisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ citra illius maiestatis levitatem possem expedire? Omnia fortassis hinc proveniunt, quod mihi saltem negotia regia et non pecuniae creduntur, sed de his plura, quae scribi possint, non audeo, ne vel vehementior vel mihi multa tribuere viderer, satis iam aliquoties scriptum est etc. Feci nihilominus, ut potui, et a factors of The FUGGERS ⌊Fuggarorumfactors of The FUGGERS ⌋ factore hic existente, Georgio Rhehinger, in mutuum trecentos ducatos in auro accepi, quos, quaeso, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima ad Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ interceden(do) efficiat, ut per dominum Jan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌊BonarJan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌋ The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ solvantur. Quomodo mihi sit redeundum cum his pecuniis, cum adhuc nesciam, quando a Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ absolvar, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima perpendat. Si etiam cras Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestas caesareaCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ me expediret, non possem tamen ante Martium navigare: cf. Prop. 3,11.6 ⌊vulneribus didicit miles habere metumcf. Prop. 3,11.6 ⌋. Istae navigationes me et timere et non magis praecipitem esse docuerunt. Haec omnia Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima pro sua incomparabili prudentia et singulari erga me gratia metiatur et rebus meis apud serenissimam maiestatem regiam subveniat. cf. Verg. A. 4.12 credo equidem, nec vana fides, genus esse deorum ⌊Spero equidem nec vana fidescf. Verg. A. 4.12 credo equidem, nec vana fides, genus esse deorum ⌋, quod brevi me Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima in his turbis fluctuantem consolabitur. Quae alias hic aguntur, ex litteris ad maiestatem regiam intelliget Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima. Cui me humiliter commendo ac perpetuo dedo.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ civitate Castile (Castilla, Castilia), kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, together with the Crown of Aragon formed the foundation of the Kingdom of Spain ⌊Regni CastiliaeCastile (Castilla, Castilia), kingdom on the Iberian Peninsula, together with the Crown of Aragon formed the foundation of the Kingdom of Spain ⌋ 4 Ianuarii anno 1523.

Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

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Rever paper damaged⌈[Rever]Rever paper damaged⌉endissimo in Christo patri et Domino, domin paper damaged⌈[domin]domin paper damaged⌉o Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊PetroPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Posnanie paper damaged⌈[Posnanie]Posnanie paper damaged⌉nsi et Regni Poloniae vicecancella paper damaged⌈[vicecancella]vicecancella paper damaged⌉rio domino meo gratiosissimo[1].

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime, Humillimam commendationem.

Cum mihi datum est longius ad scribendum tempus, non potui mihi temperare, quin de rebus meis uberius ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam scriberem. Quam humiliter et summopere rogo pro sua in me gratia, non aegre neque aliorsum atque ego sentio id, quod a me scribitur, ferat. Urget me conscientia, urget me fides, necessitas me cogit, quod semper in meis litteris multis querelis sim morosior. Quid calamitosius quam dum illi, qui affligitur, non lacrimae solum, verumetiam singultus et gemitus prohibentur. cf. Cic. Phil. 12, 19 Parcite oculis saltem meis et aliquam veniam iusto dolori date. ⌊Dabit itaque Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima pro sua in omnes benignitate iusto dolori meo veniamcf. Cic. Phil. 12, 19 Parcite oculis saltem meis et aliquam veniam iusto dolori date. ⌋. Ex litteris meis iis annexis Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quomodo huc venerim et quantum de viatico attulerim, intellexit. Sum nunc Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hicValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, ago magni Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ oratorem, aspicior, quod a tam longinquis partibus venerim, ab omnibus. Adeunt me duces, comites, barones et plerique de primis aulicis, laudor interdum, aegre fertur, quod officiales curiae non accuratiorem habuissent in primo adventu mei rationem, habeor in ea, qua decet ad honorem Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimi domini meiSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋, dignitate atque aestimatione. Ego spem vultu simulo, cf. Verg. A. 1. 208-209 Talia voce refert curisque ingentibus aeger / spem vultu simulat, premit altum corde dolorem. ⌊premo maesto in corde doloremcf. Verg. A. 1. 208-209 Talia voce refert curisque ingentibus aeger / spem vultu simulat, premit altum corde dolorem. ⌋, omnibus me talem, ut consuetum est ab aliis oratoribus, exhibeo. Qualis sub hac persona videri debeo, nihil a me praetermittitur, quemadmodum alii oratores faciunt, quod ad ornamentum et faciendam aestimationem in iis exteris regionibus Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimo domino meoSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ dignum et conueniens videtur. Cum autem loculos meos contemplor et post tergum, quantum intercapedinis mihi pro reditu restat, prospicio spemque dubiam de ulteriori provisione Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ ante oculos pono. Quis mihi sit animus, quae mens, quales me subeant cogitationes, non Oedipus mythical Greek king of Thebes⌊victorOedipus mythical Greek king of Thebes⌋ ille Sphinx mythical creature⌊Sphingos ms. Spingos(!) ⌈SphingosSphingos ms. Spingos(!) ⌉Sphinx mythical creature⌋, sed quivis morio manifestam potest facere coniecturam.

Accepi in mutuum trecentos ducatos, 60 mecum attuli, agitur hodie 18 dies. Quod Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hucValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ veni Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae sic ut Deo sum solitus, ingenue omnia confitebor cum ista, quam emi, mula usque ad hunc 1523-01-06⌊Sanctorum Trium Regum diem1523-01-06⌋ exposui hic satis frugaliter vivens 92 ducatos. Omnia utensilia domus et quae ad culinam spectant, emi. Hic nihil, nisi quod quisque secum fert, habetur; etsi habetur, non datur frustra. Lectum, in quo ego et in quibus servi dormiunt, satis magno pretio conduxi, interpretem et cocinum in menstruo stipendio habeo, unum item, qui coquinae et aliis rebus domesticis inservit, propter Deum ut victum habeat, teneo, tres famulos et puerum mecum ex domo adduxi. Haec est mearum rerum summa. Si Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ iste diutius me hic detinebit (de muneribus nihil spero, nam nuda hic paupertas est), quomodo redibo? Etiam si hodie abirem et in Coruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌊CoroniaCoruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌋ navem ascenderem, quae me ad England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ ferret, quomodo ad Georg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌊ducem Georgium SaxoniaeGeorg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌋ his pecuniis peruenire possim? Adderem plura, sed haec pauca fortassis nimium dura et molesta videbuntur. Nollem enim, etiam si mihi omnia extrema forent perferenda, in minimo animum Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae erga me offendere. Quare eandem omni, quo possum, conatu et si patitur per Deum immortalem humiliter rogo atque obsecro, dignetur me ea gratia, qua me huc duxit, reducere BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 389, f. 126v et mihi intercessione sua apud Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ subuenire, ut sine meo magno damno et sine on the margin⌈sinesine on the margin⌉ illius maiestatis, ut ita dicam, dedecore redire valeam. Antequam istae praeferentur ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam, spero me futurum in reditu, si itaque maiestas regia dignabitur mihi aliquid ad hoc, quod nunc mihi est, pecuniarum addere, ut illud apud The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiaeAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ liceat invenire, ea, quae ad hoc servitium Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ et ad hanc profectionem de meo stipendio impendi, etiam ea, quae pro sex meis equis venditis accepi, quae omnia faciunt magis quam trecentos florenos nostros, cf. Cic. Att. 13, 50, 3 De adventu Caesaris idem quod a te mihi scriptum est ab Oppio et Balbo. miror te nihildum cum Tigellio; velut hoc ipsum, quantum acceperit, prorsus aveo scire, nec tamen flocci facio.; Pl. Cur. 713; Pl. Epid. 348; Pl. Men. 432; Pl. Trin. 918, 992; Pl. Truc. 606 ⌊flocci faciocf. Cic. Att. 13, 50, 3 De adventu Caesaris idem quod a te mihi scriptum est ab Oppio et Balbo. miror te nihildum cum Tigellio; velut hoc ipsum, quantum acceperit, prorsus aveo scire, nec tamen flocci facio.; Pl. Cur. 713; Pl. Epid. 348; Pl. Men. 432; Pl. Trin. 918, 992; Pl. Truc. 606 ⌋ et minime curo, modo cum honestate in primis Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimi domini meiSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ et mea redire possim. Quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima auctoritate sua, qua plurimum apud Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ potest, meritis etiam meis id aliquantulum exigentibus et pro sua singulari in me gratia commode poterit efficere. Cum feliciter, ut in meum Creatorem spero, rediero, de omnibus mihi datis luculentam redditurus sum rationem. Et si huic non posse satis facere, deprehendar, si bona mea, quae pauca sunt, non correspondebunt, plectar in corpore, immo sine omni misericordia moriar neque vivere velim, si tali obnox<i>us flagitio, seu potius perfidia, quam per omnem vitam meam fugi, maxime invenirer. Sed iam satis his meis cotidianis querelis Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam obtudi. Deinceps, cum scripsero, nullas meae litterae amplius ferent. Parcat itaque iusto dolori, hactenusque dolentis gemitus et lamenta pietate mota Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima benigniter suscipiat.

Mitto Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae cf. De procrastinata audientia 1523-01-04 — 1523-01-05, CIDTC IDP 35⌊versuscf. De procrastinata audientia 1523-01-04 — 1523-01-05, CIDTC IDP 35⌋ inclusos, quos Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magno cancellarioMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesariCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ legendos reddi commiseram, ut cognoscat Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quod neque Helicon, mountain in Greece, a temple of Apollo and a grove dedicated to the Muses was there located in antiquity; the ancients belived that the springs there gave poets inspiration⌊HeliconaHelicon, mountain in Greece, a temple of Apollo and a grove dedicated to the Muses was there located in antiquity; the ancients belived that the springs there gave poets inspiration⌋ intactum reliqui, quo minus res mihi commissae agerentur, habuique eo die audientiam cf. Verg. Ecl. 8, 69 Carmina vel caelo possunt deducere Lunam. ⌊carmine de caelo vidi deducere Lunamcf. Verg. Ecl. 8, 69 Carmina vel caelo possunt deducere Lunam. ⌋. Sed aliud carmen, ut intellexi, K encrypted ⌈KK encrypted ⌉ pollicitus est, H encrypted ⌈HH encrypted ⌉, unde, ut suspicor, istae nectuntur morae, licet ab illo omnis mihi benevolentia ostenditur, fiunt tamen istae dilationes et mittitur ad me, quemadmodum ex annexis ad Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ intelliget, dabitur a me opera, ut rem certam de iis, et cur in moris teneor, expiscari possim. Credat mihi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quod nunc mallem in hoc sacello, quod mihi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima impetravit, vivere, et utcumque in privato angulo delitescere, cum litterulis, quam in iis periculosis et curarum plenis turbis versari. Cum autem in primis sic Deo et illius instinctu Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae visum est, licet me modis variis animi passiones et affectus impetant, patienter tamen superinscribed⌈tamentamen superinscribed⌉ fero et feram omnia illud Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (*1 BC – †65 AD), Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist; tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero⌊SenecaeSeneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (*1 BC – †65 AD), Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman and dramatist; tutor and advisor to Emperor Nero⌋ perpendens: 656-657, et hoc Horace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (*68 BC – †8 BC), Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus⌊HoratianumHorace (Quintus Horatius Flaccus) (*68 BC – †8 BC), Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus⌋: cf. Hor. Ars 412-413 Qui studet optatam cursu contingere metam / multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit. ⌊Qui cupit optatam cursu pertinegre metam, multa tulit fecitquecf. Hor. Ars 412-413 Qui studet optatam cursu contingere metam / multa tulit fecitque puer, sudavit et alsit. ⌋, de(inde) or de(mum)⌈de(inde)de(inde) or de(mum)⌉ illud et potissimum: 3, 164-165. Sic igitur per varios casus, cf. Iust. Dig. 24.1.11.8.1 Donec mors sequatur ⌊donec mors veniatcf. Iust. Dig. 24.1.11.8.1 Donec mors sequatur ⌋, mortalis written over em⌈emisis written over em⌉ hae written over n⌈nee written over n⌉c vitam ad suam metam necesse est, ut perducatur. Sed satis est ph(ilosoph)atum.

Meminit Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, quod mihi commiserit. Omnia, quae apud Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesaremCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ nomine Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ mihi sunt agenda, publica et privata, prius domino Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magno cancellarioMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ communicanda. Cum essem cum illo seorsum BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 389, f. 127r et de omnibus eum certiorem redderem, ad causam Prutenicam respondit, quod iam Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestas caesareaCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ commisisset arbitris, ut illam determinarent, cum inscriptione, quae fuit inter divum olim Maximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌊Maximilianum imperatoremMaximilian I of Habsburg (*1459 – †1519), from 1486 King of the Romans, actual ruler of the Empire from the death of Frederick III (1493), 1508-1519 Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation; son of Emperor Frederick III and Eleanor of Portugal⌋ et Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋, fuit valde contentus, quod illius copiam autenticam ms. auctenticam(!) ⌈autenticamautenticam ms. auctenticam(!) ⌉ mecum haberem, dudum enim illam, dum adhuc ante 4 annos Barcelona (Barcinona, Barcino), city in northeastern Spain, Catalonia⌊BarchinonaeBarcelona (Barcinona, Barcino), city in northeastern Spain, Catalonia⌋ essem, videre desiderauit. Hinc ego spero, quod Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestas caesareaCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ illam confirmabit dimittetque Citizens of Gdańsk ⌊GdanensesCitizens of Gdańsk ⌋ et Elbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌊ElbingensesElbing (Elbląg), city in northern Poland, Pomerania, on the Vistula Lagoon, one of the three Great Prussian Cities (beside Gdańsk (Danzig) and Thorn (Toruń)) which had representatives in the Prussian Council; member of the Hanseatic League⌋ ex istis iudicii camerae evocationibus liberos. Nam eo tempore pollicebatur Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarea maiestasCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋, si aliquae fassent(?) fuissent huiusmodi inscriptiones, quod illas non solum servare, immo augere intenderet. De hereditate Neapolitana debeo hic novam commissionem expedire, prout maiestati regiae scripsi. Quod ergo istarum rerum audientia sic protrahitur, reor esse unam causam, quod prius Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊cancellarioMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ notae sint, utcumque res habeat, iam hic sum 18 diebus et mittitur fere cotidie ad me, ut habeam patientiam, non possum assequi, quid sibi huiusmodi dilationes velint. 1523-01-07⌊Cras1523-01-07⌋ et istis diebus etiam per importunitatem, si aliter fieri non possit, totis viribus conabor, ut audiar, et cum primis iterum postis de singulis Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, quomodo agantur, scribam. Commendo me et dedo Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae perpetuum mancipium rogoque me ex hoc exilio vel potius ergastulo per gratiam Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ reducere faciat.

Datum ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, sexta mensis Ianuarii Anno Domini MDXXIII

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

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Reverendissime Domine,

Mandavit mihi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, ut de omnibus, quae se offerrent, quoties habere possem tabellarios, semper scriberem, scribo et interdum metuo, ne magis quam oportet scribam. Quod si facio, pro sua gratia, in quam omnem meam fiduciam habeo, non aegre ferat, afficior ... superinscribed⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉... superinscribed⌉ singulari voluptate, cum mihi hoc datur otium, non scribendi, sed, sic mihi videor, loquendi cum Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima. Nullam itaque neque ad stilum, ut nostri dicunt, neque ad lineamenta litterarum do operam, sed festinanter, praesertim dum postae abitio in horas dicatur, hanc voluptatem capio. Qualis fuerit mea privata audientia, et quae in ea acta, ex litteris ad maiestatem regiam intelliget. Quis vero meus hic status ex novissimis his annexis, ut written over ...⌈... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉utut written over ...⌉ reor, satis intellexit, et si quid deest, quo fortassis fieri possit scrupulus de tot meis expensis, addam, quod omiseram. Strenas non posui ad calculum, de quibus hic superinscribed⌈hichic superinscribed⌉ maior quam in nostra aula habetur superstitio. Quid in primis ianitoribus hinc est incipiendum, quid tubicinatoribus, quid fistulatoribus, quid aliis iocosis musicis, quid illis, qui mihi ex cellario Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ cotidie unam vini dant lagenam, quid cocis, quid postarum cursoribus, quid hospitiorum datoribus, quid denique omnibus, qui iis temporibus, ut hic consuetudinis est, otio written over qu...⌈qu... illegible⌈...... illegible⌉otiootio written over qu...⌉ aliquid mendicent, a me datum est, ne aliis oratoribus viderer inferior, non bene ausim scribere, satis est, quod dedi. Mirabitur Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, si, prout spero, Deus, creator meus, mihi faverit reditum, exposuero, quid hic exposuerim. Quod si mihi de omnibus aliquod quaero lucrum, nisi, ut honestas et dignitas serenissimi domini mei seruitur, imprecatus sum mihi, prius, dum huc per mare ire deberem, nunc mille vicibus in reditu mihi magis mali imprecor, obruar in primis fluctibus, et ut Leander apud Ausonium: cf. Mart. Spectacula 25b Cum peteret dulces audax Leandros amores / Et fessus tumidis iam premeretur aquis, / Sic miser instantes adfatus dicitur undas: / Parcite dum propero, mergite cum redeo.; Meander, 18 (1963), p. 172 ⌊Mergite, dum redeocf. Mart. Spectacula 25b Cum peteret dulces audax Leandros amores / Et fessus tumidis iam premeretur aquis, / Sic miser instantes adfatus dicitur undas: / Parcite dum propero, mergite cum redeo.; Meander, 18 (1963), p. 172 ⌋, si non fideliter domino meo in omnibus, quantum ratio mea capere potest, servio. Dabitur etiam a me opera, quod, si nulla provisio neque intereundum a Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestate regiaSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ pro meo reditu mihi dabitur, ut venditis omnibus rebus meis saltem sine illius maiestatis ignominia redire possim, sed iam iterum de his. cf. Sus apage, haud tibi spiro ⌊Apage suscf. Sus apage, haud tibi spiro ⌋. Alligavi his illustrissimae dominae ducis Mediolani ad me litteras et copiam provisionis, quam illius illustritas rogat a maiestate caesarea expediri, ex iis omnia iura illius illustritatis Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima intelliget et, quid mihi hic sit a maiestate caesarea impetrandum, cognoscet. Scripsi de iis rebus serenissimae reginali maiestati et re stain⌈[e]e stain⌉ttuli me ad Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam, quod illi ea omnia, quae hanc causam spectant, misissem. Factura est igitur, meo iudicio, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima reginali maiestati rem gratam, si et litteras et copiam prouisionis ad illius reginalem maiestatem miserit. Ego hic omnem operam impendam, sicut ante 4 annos Barcelona (Barcinona, Barcino), city in northeastern Spain, Catalonia⌊BarchinonaeBarcelona (Barcinona, Barcino), city in northeastern Spain, Catalonia⌋ feci, et spero, quod impetrabo. BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 390, f. 128v Quae hic aguntur et practicantur, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima habebit ex litteris ad maiestatem regiam. Interea nihil novi se obtulit, quam quod heri maiestas caesarea quibusdam episcopis et aliis, qui plura habent officia, quaedam officia abstulit et vult, quod episcopi et qui aliis rebus in provinciis sunt astricti, debito satisfaciant, et sic sex de curiae consilio domum ablegavit et aliis officia distribuit. Verum est, ut prius scripsi, quod manifesta in curia cognoscitur paupertas conquiruntur igitur mirabilibus modis pecuniae et contra Gallos colliguntur. His diebus Galli potentes sunt in mari, acceperunt nuper et hostibus et amicis Portugalensibus sex naves, veram piraticam exercent. Ego summopere cuperem, ut Hadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌊pontifexHadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌋ pacem faceret, quod coram redire possim. Alias quomodo mihi, nisi cum maiori quam antea periculo, sit redeundum? Adhuc nescio cf. Ov. Am. 1.4.54 ⌊consilium nobis resque locusque dabuntcf. Ov. Am. 1.4.54 ⌋. Commendo me humiliter Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae et rogo, quemadmodum iam mille vicibus scripsi, reditus mei rationem habere dignetur.

Ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, XI Ianuarii, anno Domini M D XXIII.

Eiusdem Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, domino Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊PetroPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋ Dei gratia episcopo Posnaniensi Reg paper damaged⌈[Reg]Reg paper damaged⌉ni[1] Poloniae vicecancellario, domino meo gratiosissimo

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime.

Humillimam servitiorum meorum commendationem.

Vix mihi dabitur tantum temporis, ut Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestati regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋, quae nunc hic aguntur, describerem. Non potui tamen mihi temperare, quin saltem his Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam suppliciter salutarem, cum superinscribed⌈cumcum superinscribed⌉ quam iam mihi coram esse videor. Quod ut aliquando fiat, Deum Optimum Maximum non cesso fatigare precibus. Istae sunt quartae litterae superinscribed⌈litteraelitterae superinscribed⌉, quas et Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestati regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ et Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae scripsi. Multum metuo, ne Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam tot mea in unum scripta redacta per lecturam offendant. Si alicubi fui vel ineptior vel longior, det, quaeso, ruditati meae veniam neque erit omnino mea, sed aliquantisper Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae culpa, quae talem aratorem(!) elegerit. Si facio, quantum rationis et quantum vanitatis in me est pro fide mea in primis apud cf. Vulg. Sap 1.6 Benignus est enim spiritus sapientiae, et non liberabit maledicum a labiis suis: quoniam renum illius testis est Deus, et cordis illius scrutator est verus, et linguae eius auditor. ⌊Deum, qui cordium scrutator estcf. Vulg. Sap 1.6 Benignus est enim spiritus sapientiae, et non liberabit maledicum a labiis suis: quoniam renum illius testis est Deus, et cordis illius scrutator est verus, et linguae eius auditor. ⌋, et deinde apud Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam me excusatum putabo written over ...⌈...putaboputabo written over ...⌉. Ad impossibile nemo obligatur[2]. Commendo me suppliciter gratiae Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae cupioque summopere eandem felicem videre et incolumem. Reverendo domino praeposito Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊CricioAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ salutem atque omnia fausta precor.

Celerrime ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, 8 Februarii, anno Domini 1523.

Reverendissimae Dominationis Vestrae humillimus servus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊I(oannes) Dant(iscus)Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

[1] Lost piece of paper through which the seal was impressed.

[2] Roman law: Ad impossibile nemo tenetur. Ultra posse nemo obligatur.

BCz, 1595, p. 496

Magnifico et excellentissimo iu(ris) or iu(rium)⌈iu(ris)iu(ris) or iu(rium)⌉ doctori, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Iohanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regis PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ secretario uti fratri honorando etc.

In aula Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regis PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ cito

BCz, 1595, p. 495

Magnifice domine etc.

Abeunti London (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌊hincLondon (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌋ Dominationi Vestrae commendavi negotium Theodorici Mueler mercatoris Gedanensis, quod iterum per cf. Michał SANDER to Ioannes DANTISCUS London, 1522-10-20 — 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 6821, letter lost⌊litterascf. Michał SANDER to Ioannes DANTISCUS London, 1522-10-20 — 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 6821, letter lost⌋ superioribus diebus ad eandem meas commendari apprime cupiebam, quas spero ad manus Dominationis Vestrae pervenisse. Iis etenim significaveram Dominationi Vestrae, ut aliquas litteras caesaris commendaticias ad hunc regem et cardinalem mitti curaret, quarum gratia pauper senex iustitiam contra bonorum suorum detentores assequeretur. Is hactenus nullam expeditionem huius sui negotii reportare potuit, quod integro biennio et amplius prosecutus est et prosequi non cessat, sed frustra. Quo fit, ut pietatis et patriae intuitu, quia nostra written over i⌈iaa written over i⌉s est, cogar eundem iterum atque iterum commendare Dominationi Vestrae, quae dignetur pro amicitia nostra procurare litteras aliquas serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regis PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ ad regem istum ac ad cardinalem, quibus huius pauperis senis negotium eisdem enixe commendetur pro iustitia, quam ipse continue petit et non invenit. Alioqui miser laterem lavat et in oleo et opera iacturam fecit, in quo faciet Dominatio Vestra mihi rem quam gratissimam et illi profuturam admodum, quia hac via facile sperat finem aliquem bonum huiusce suae negotiationis habiturus et Dominatio Vestra de tali pietatis opere mercedem a Deo optimo est habitura. Quam bene valere semper cupio, cuique me offero et unice commendo.

Ex London (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌊Londino AngliaeLondon (Londinium), city in England, on the Thames river⌋, 9 Februarii MDXXIII.

Deditissimus tamquam frater Michał Sander (Michał Sanderi) (†ater 1531-07-25), servant of cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1523), and later of cardinal Lorenzo Campeggi; in 1521 attend the Imperial diet in Worms; 1503 notary and procurator of the Sacred Roman Rota; master of ceremony of the papal chapel; secretary(?) of pope Leon X; 1509 Ermland canon and representative of Ermland Church in Rome; 1513 dean of St. Thomas, and canon of St. Peter in Strasburg; 1513 dean of the Wrocław Chapter; canon at the collegiate chapter in Głogów (KOPICZKO 2, p. 280)⌊Michael SandriMichał Sander (Michał Sanderi) (†ater 1531-07-25), servant of cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1523), and later of cardinal Lorenzo Campeggi; in 1521 attend the Imperial diet in Worms; 1503 notary and procurator of the Sacred Roman Rota; master of ceremony of the papal chapel; secretary(?) of pope Leon X; 1509 Ermland canon and representative of Ermland Church in Rome; 1513 dean of St. Thomas, and canon of St. Peter in Strasburg; 1513 dean of the Wrocław Chapter; canon at the collegiate chapter in Głogów (KOPICZKO 2, p. 280)⌋, decanus Wratislaviensis etc.

BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 156r

Serenissima Maiestas Regia et Domine, Domine Clementissime. Post humillimam perpetuae meae servitutis commendationem.

Superioribus diebus scripsi hinc quaternas, quarum data est cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-04, CIDTC IDL 171⌊1523-01-04⌊quarta1523-01-04⌋cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-04, CIDTC IDL 171⌋, cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-06, CIDTC IDL 172⌊1523-01-06⌊sexta1523-01-06⌋cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-06, CIDTC IDL 172⌋ et cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-11, CIDTC IDL 173, probably Dantiscus gave here incorrect day⌊1523-01-09⌊nona mensis praeteriti1523-01-09⌋cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-11, CIDTC IDL 173, probably Dantiscus gave here incorrect day⌋, et novissimarum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 174⌊1523-02-08⌊octava huius1523-02-08⌋cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 174⌋. Ex quibus abunde Maiestas Vestra Serenissima, quomodo ex England⌊AngliaEngland⌋ Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hucValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ venerim et quid hic hactenus egerim, intellexit. Quae, si omnia summatim etiam repetere deberem, latius scribendi tempus exigerent, ut tamen in compendium illa conferam, in quibus maior vis inesse visum est, si fortassis interceptae fuerint, brevibus ea complecti, non supervacaneum censui. In cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-04, CIDTC IDL 171⌊primiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-04, CIDTC IDL 171⌋ continebatur me 1522-12-18⌊181522-12-18⌋ huc appulisse, et 1522-12-27⌊271522-12-27⌋ publicam audientiam in negotiis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et reipublicae Christianae iuxta instructionem mihi datam atque responsum desuper Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareae maiestatisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ habuisse. In quo se plurimum affectam illius maiestas exhibuit, ut regnis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et illius nepoti<s> serenissimi Hungariae regis subueniretur, quodque omnem pecuniam, quae illius maiestatis coronacioni deberetur, in hoc subsidium colligi commisisset, Rhodianisque suppecias ex Sicilia mitti curasset, neque pacem detrectaret, quam Adrian VI (Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens) (*1459 – †1523), 1522-1523 Pope⌊pontifexAdrian VI (Adriaan Florenszoon Boeyens) (*1459 – †1523), 1522-1523 Pope⌋ inter illam maiestatem, Henry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌊regem AngliaeHenry VIII Tudor (*1491 – †1547), 1509-1547 King of England; son of Henry VII Tudor and Elizabeth of York⌋ et Gallos practicaret, modo aequae pacis condiciones offerrentur, ut tandem, unitis viribus, quod summopere desideraret, infidelibus obuiam iretur, tum aliis verbis consuetis. Et quod Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hucValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ veniens de omni viatico non magis quam 60 ducatos attulissem, unde a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ trecentos alios ad hoc Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae servitium in mutuum ad meam fidem recepissem, supplican(do) Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae quod domino Jan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌊BonarJan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌋, ut chirographum meum redimeret, committere dignaretur. In cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-06, CIDTC IDL 172⌊secundiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-06, CIDTC IDL 172⌋, quod Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestas caesareaCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ secretarium suum Philippum de Burgundia ad me mississet, rogan(do), ut apud Maiestatem vestram solicitarem hoc matrimonium, de quo prius illius caesarea maiestas Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae scripsisset, videlicet ut reginula maior natu Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae illustri domino marchioni Mantuano, qui XXI ageret annum, in coniugem daretur, utque brevi at certo mentem Maiestatis Vestrae de super scire posset, nam aliis etiam urgeretur matrimoniis. Missaeque in iis litterae caesaris, in quo Serenissima Maiestas Vestra pro sua incomparabili prudentia, quid agendum, bene prospiceret. In cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-11, CIDTC IDL 173⌊tertiiscf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-11, CIDTC IDL 173⌋, quomodo mihi post multam et sedulam meam solicitationem maiestas caesarea privatam audientiam dedisset, cuius responsum in articulis expeditionis meae habetur, et quod in illa audientia nihil mihi de hoc matrimonio a caesare dictum fuisset, unde forsan ex practica istius secretarii litterae et omnia provenirent. In ultimis de tractatibus per me habitis in negotiis illustrissimae dominae ducis Barii, cuius etiam summa in articulis exprimitur, et quomodo omne postpositum maiestatis caesareae circa Fuenterrabía, town and castle in northern Spain, Basque Country, on the mouth of Bidasoa river, on the border of France, Hondarribia in Basque⌊FonterauiFuenterrabía, town and castle in northern Spain, Basque Country, on the mouth of Bidasoa river, on the border of France, Hondarribia in Basque⌋[1], quod castrum in Piscaia a Gallis interceptum per caesaris exercitum obsidebatur, subitus adventus Gallorum XX millium invertisset et caesaris exercitum repressisset, unde nova contra Gallos struerentur molimina etc. Postremum, quod nihil aliud, quam celeriorem expe BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 156v ditionem solicitarem in dies. Post illarum cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-04, CIDTC IDL 171;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-06, CIDTC IDL 172;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-11, CIDTC IDL 173;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 174⌊litterarumcf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-04, CIDTC IDL 171;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-06, CIDTC IDL 172;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-01-11, CIDTC IDL 173;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 174⌋ missionem non destiti etiam acrius quam ante, ut expedirer, operam impendere, rogavit me itaque Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊magnus cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋, ut illi annotarem ea, in quibus essem absoluendus, ut eo mihi et commodius et cercius nomine Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestatis caesareaeCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ respondere posse written over i⌈iee written over i⌉t. Congessi ergo omnia mihi commissa in quinque articulos, quorum cf. Dantiscus' memorial the Great Chancellor of the Emperor Charles V von Habsburg, Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara; Gattinara’s reply on behalf of the Emperor; Dantiscus’ reply to the reply [Valladolid] [1523-02-09 — 1523-02-25], CIDTC IDT 287⌊copiam et responsum a maiestate caesarea ac meam denuo replicationemcf. Dantiscus' memorial the Great Chancellor of the Emperor Charles V von Habsburg, Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara; Gattinara’s reply on behalf of the Emperor; Dantiscus’ reply to the reply [Valladolid] [1523-02-09 — 1523-02-25], CIDTC IDT 287⌋ Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae mitto praesentibus. Ex quibus omnia adamussim intelliget, quaecumquae hic per me acta sunt. Feci pro fide mea solita et quantum mihi est a Deo de intellectu concessum, quae potui. Serenissima Maiestas Vestra fidem et diligentiam meam, ut spero, boni consulere non dedignabitur. In his actionibus redditae mihi Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hicValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ sunt cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, [1522-09-21], CIDTC IDL 152⌊litteraecf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, [1522-09-21], CIDTC IDL 152⌋ Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae 1523-02-12⌊12 huius1523-02-12⌋, datae Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ 1522-09-21⌊21 Septembris1522-09-21⌋. Quae me hic in hoc taedio non mediocri laeticia affecerunt, et me ex multis animi curis et turbinibus solverunt, semper enim de Tartaris et Moscis nescio quid timebam, praesertim cum nihil certi ex nostris partibus huc ferebatur. Interrogabar etiam nomine caesaris semper quando aliqua posta huc applicuit, si a Maiestate Vestra accepissem litteras. Erant enim quidam rumusculi, ab hostibus, ut suspicor, Maiestatis Vestrae sparsi, qui iam, Deo gratia, in ventos abierunt. Ea, quae mihi ad Hadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌊pontificemHadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌋ Maiestas Vestra commisit, aliis modis erunt agenda. Non erat mihi in fatis, solvit namque Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hincValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 1522-08-06⌊sexta Augusti1522-08-06⌋. Velim ea felicitas illum hic conveniendi data fuisset, qua veterem eius erga me gratiam novam et mihi commodiorem reddidissem.

Gaudeo plurimum et Deo Optimo Maximo, quas mortalis homo potest, gratias ago, qui effecit ut tandem mea servitus, sicut ex litteris Serenissimae Maestatis Vestrae cognovi, placeret. Haec, quae cum reverendissimo domino Salczburgensi egi, hic non omisi, nam in primo responso de hac re Prutenica reservaverat sibi maiestas caesarea quandam superioritatem, si arbitri fortassis negotium non absolverent, ut illius maiestas superintenderet, et auctoritate imperatoria ultimum decretum poneret. Quod ego, quantum totis viribus potui, impugnavi, proferens caesari articulos induciarum, ex quibus plane ostendi, quod Serenissima Maiestas Vestra in caesarem compromisit, non tamen, ut in caesarem, sed ut in simplicem arbitrum, et quod in illius absentia serenissimus archidux Austriae Ferdinandus et non amplius caesar in arbitramento haberet facultatem. Posset tamen illius maiestas arbitros adhortari, ut iis rebus quantocius finem imponerent, sed nihil posset in arbitramento committere, cum iam arbitri a partibus plenam habeant commissionem et ad hoc negotium componendum iuxta articulorum positionem omnimodam auctoritatem. Iis propositis intellectis, et ne fortassis illius maiestas suspecta Maiestati Vestrae de aliqua commissione videretur, dixit se omnia amicabili modo facturum, quo hoc negotium fine debito terminaretur. Quemadmodum, ex responso Maiestas Vestra Serenissima intelliget.

Ostendi etiam illius maiestati BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 157r articulos locumtenentis et regiminis imperii magnifico domino marscalco datos, qui oportune mihi a Maiestate Vestra Serenissima fuerunt missi, et exposui, quid illi molirentur. Illius maiestas respondit, quod in iis rebus nihil eis esse commissum. Quare arbitris adhortatio, ut conveniant et nulla de arbitramento commissio scribetur. Quod etiam in mea replicatione satis, ut reor, cautum est.

De primo et principali negotio, in quo me Serenissima Maiestas Vestra ad caesaream maiestatem misit, publice et in privato maiestati caesareae et quibusdam aliis, qui in hac aula primi sunt, ea quae in mea instructione habentur et quae iis temporibus convenire videbantur, quantum scilicet oneris ab infidelibus Serenissima Maiestas Vestra iam longo tempore in humeris suis sustinuit et semper sustinet, omnesque Turcarum et Tartarorum vires et crudelitates, quibus Hungariae et Serenissimae Maeistatis Vestrae regna et dominia impetuntur ac immanissime deuastantur, exposui. Ingemiscunt et dolere videntur omnes, qui audiunt, multi etiam haec istarum partium bella execrantur et multa Gallis mala imprecantur, qui orbem Christianum sua ambitione in continuis dissensionibus versant. Nihil tamen prorsus intelligo, quod in effectu aliquae certae suppetiae nostris temporibus umquam sint futurae, quibus Serenissima Maiestas Vestra fidere posset. Verba dantur, sicut ex responso, quod prius Maiestati Vestrae misi, et ex hoc ad hunc articulum dato non solum cognoscet, verum etiam tanget. Remittitur Serenissima Maiestas Vestra ad pontificem, ad quod ego aperte respondi et in scriptis replicavi, si Turci et Tartari censuras et excommunicationes timerent, merito ad pontificem esset recurrendum, cum autem ferro res agenda sit, caesareae maiestatis esset et ex debito officium illos non bullis, sed armis reprimere. Si Deus pro nobis non erit, hic nihil certe spei invenio. Optime Serenissima Maiestas Vestra fecit, quod etiam iis litteris suis mihi missis, quas maiestati caesareae reddidi, inter alia, ea quae prius a me dicta sunt in iis rebus, attigit. Hinc magis haec negotia Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae cordi esse cognoverunt. Quibus repsonsum est, ut ad primum articulum vtinam successu temporis iam toties factae querimoniae prosint, promittitur vita et omne studium, modo Galli castigarentur, sed hoc bellum caput Hidrae mihi habere videtur.

Quae spectant confirmationem inscriptionis Viennae factae, in eo sunt cardine, quod maiestas caesarea serenissimo archiduci Austriae hanc confoederationem, ut hic vocant, committet, qui facultatem habebit eam tractare et conficere, sic quod reciprocam inscriptionem pro maiestate caesarea a Serenissima Maiestate Vestra accipiat. Pro meo rudi intellectu mihi visum est non omnino futurum inutile, quod commoda quadam inscriptione praecipue propter res Prutenas et illas duas civitates, quae ab officialibus Imperii molestantur, cum caesarea maiestate Maiestas Vestra Serenissima devinciretur, quae sunt in arbitrio et voto Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae. BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 157v De istis duabus ciuitatibus omnem quam potui curam et operam impendi, ut ex istis evocationibus et taxationibus liberarentur, de quibus mihi imprimis per magnum cancellarium fuit responsum, quod litterae non forent in eo casu ad imperii officiales necessariae, cum etiam alias civitates in Flandria et Brabancia, quae Imperio non subsunt, sic litteris suis molestent habeantque hoc in consuetudine, nulla tamen illarum civitatum illis obsequitur neque obsequi tenentur et transeunt omnes evocationes et taxationes silentio. Cum autem dicerem, quod quasdam executiones contra illas fecissent, quod etiam latius maiestati caesareae exposueram, decretae sunt litterae, ut in responso quarti articuli continetur, de quibus adhuc non sum contentus, ut replicatio mea ostendit. Conabor, quantum possum, tales expedire, quae in effectu proderunt.

Cum haereditate illustrissimae dominae ducis Barii meo iudicio res neque bene per illam incepta est, neque bene procedit. Secundum mandatum Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae omnes extendi vires et quaesivi, quos potui, modos commodiores, quibus hoc negotium ad votum illustrissimae dominae conficeretur. Cum autem constat, ut mihi a caesare est responsum, illam fore alieno titulo haeredem scriptam, hoc est pro liberis olim Frederici regis Apuliae, de quibus hic est dux Calabriae, et ille hic in potestate caesaris habetur, plus, ut autumo, detrimenti quam commodi reportabimus, quemadmodum ex responso caesareae maiestatis clarius patebit, ad quod etiam, quae potui, replicavi et super omnibus meis replicationibus heri longum sermonem cum magno cancellario habui, qui non magis in scriptis, sed verbis in hunc effectum respondit: Quod replicationes meas diligenter legisset et perpendisset, cum vero illas ad eum scripsissem, non videbatur expedire, ut caesari legerentur, cum nunc illius maiestas ad primum meum articulum non posset aliquid aliud respondere, quam quod in responso haberetur, fortassis illius maiestas aegrius meam protestationem ferret. Maiestas sua etiam posset de multis protestari, qualiter et quibus modis gravissime provocata hoc bellum contra Gallos gerat, et recensuit longam omnium rerum historiam, cuius copiam habeo, quodque etiam hoc tempore timerent, sicut ab exploratoribus acceperunt, ne Galli cum omni eorum potentia in Hyspanias se converterent. Cogeretur itaque caesar nunc suis rebus intendere, unde ad neminem alium, quam ad pontificem pro sedandis iis tumultibus et pro communi Christianorum principum concordia facienda daretur recursus, ex quo iis regnis et toti Christianitati certe suppeciae fieri possent, conclusitque, si pontifici calcar inderetur, citius generalem expeditionem futuram. Ad quae cum multa alia, tamen hoc praecipuum respondi, quod ob quinquennales indutias a pontifice propositas et ad illius postulata Maiestas Vestra cum serenissimo Hungariae rege pacem a Turcis ultro oblatam reiecerit, et hanc calamitatem et praesentia discrimina in se et sua regna prouocavit. Itaque BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 158r parum levaminis sperare hinc posset Maiestas Vestra, unde tot repperit aerumnas. Contritis tandem utrimque cf. Pl. Men. 779 loquere, uter meruistis culpam? paucis, non longos logos. ⌊longis logiscf. Pl. Men. 779 loquere, uter meruistis culpam? paucis, non longos logos. ⌋ ad alios articulos descendimus. Quod autem cancellarius mihi dixerit, replicationes meas caesari non legisse, aliud a quodam, qui interfuit, intellexi, quod non solum caesari, sed in communi consilio lectae sint, et multa desuper hinc inde dicta, cancellarioque commissum, ut sic mecum loqueretur, ne fortassis in discessu publicam protestationem facerem, quae hostes caesareae maiestatis reddere posset animosiores. Mihi visum est, quod satis in hac protestatione fecerim, cum iam sciant, si quid deterius, quod Deus avertat, accideret, Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam omni culpa carere et id fecisse, quod potuit et debuit.

Quae spectant negotium Prutenum, effeci tandem, quod scriberentur, non ut volebant commissiones, sed litterae adhortatoriae ad omnes arbitros, quos in illis maiestas caesarea hortatur, ut controversiam hanc, iuxta continentiam et tenorem articulorum super induciis et arbitramento confectorum ex vi compromissi componant et diffiniant, et ad hoc conficiendum quantocius conveniant, sicut ex copiis illarum habunde intelliget.

De moliminibus domini magistri per Theodericum de Schonberg practicatis, ut scripsi ex Anglia, respondit mihi nomine maiestatis caesareae magnus cancellarius. Stultus est habitus, qui illa caesari et regi Angliae proposuit, et sicut ibidem nihil effecit, sic etiam apud alios reges et Christianos principes nihil efficiet, huiusmodi propositiones maiestati caesareae numquam placuerunt. Innititur enim tractatibus per suos et alios oratores in hac causa factis et nihil aliud illius maiestas cepit, quam quod eo modo componatur et terminetur, veluti ab ipso caesare in vestra expeditione audietis. Haec cancellarius.

Cum istis duabus civitatibus hic plures labores et difficultates habeo, nam maiestas caesarea omnia ea, quae imperium spectant, officialibus ibidem commisit. Responditque mihi dominus cancellarius ad replicationem meam, quod maiestas caesarea non posset contra iuramentum imperio factum quicquam hic decernere vel ab imperio alienare, quodque non sine certa ratione iam longo tempore illae civitates sint evocatae, unde difficulter in hoc maiestas caesarea votis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae satisfacere posset. Scriberentur nihilominus litterae regimini Imperii et iudicio camerae, quod illae civitates vltra debitum non euocari neque eis ullae solutiones imponi deberent, etsi in aliquo contra illas indebite processum esset, irritum fieret. Ad quae cum respondissem, illas prius et a bannis imperialibus et a modis quibuscumque iuri Regni Poloniae noxiis per divum olim Maximilianum caesarem fuisse absolutas, ideo etiam hoc tempore maiestas caesarea id commode facere posset. Respondit, quod super hoc negotio quicquam hic certi fieri non esset possibile, cum ille articulus se non ulterius, quam ad bannum extendat. Foret itaque necessarium, ut in aliquo Imperii conventu latius interpretaretur, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 158v ubi maiestas caesarea pro mutua benevolentia conservanda, quicquid posset, pro Maiestate Vestra esset factura. Quapropter mihi videretur, si huiusmodi litterae non futurae essent utiles, copiae id indicabunt, commodius fore, ut quemadmodum non tanto tempore omnes huiusmodi evocationes et solutionum imopsi{si}tiones superatae sunt silentio, nunc etiam fieret, quod consultius et ipsi cancellario caesaris in primo responso visum est. Sic enim faciunt aliae civitates, quae hoc modo etiam molestantur.

Caeterum, ad meam replicationem super responso mihi dato de haereditate illustrissimae dominae ducis Barii dixit magnus cancellarius nihil aegre et graui animo maiestatem caesaream ferre, nam hoc negotium adhuc esset in litis pendentia, ubi iure inter illam et fiscum imperialem ageretur, et quod se solam in huiusmodi difficultates intrusisset, mirabilibus etiam modis, habereturque pro comperto, quod ante mortem inter reginam Ioannam et illius illustritatem quaedam fuerint inimicitiae, sic etiam, quod illi regina mortua iocalia et alia, quae ab ea in mutuum poscebat pro ornanda regina Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae, dare recusabat, et quod deinde hoc pacto pro liberis Frederici regis rediissent in gratiam. Quod vero in responso haec clausula esset posita dominam ducem videri ob huiusmodi haereditatis inscriptionem ab observantia maiestatis caesareae deviasse, non alio modo maiestas caesarea inseri iussisset, quam quod Maiestas Vestra illius illustritatem iustam quaerelae causam non habere cognosceret.

Haec est summa omnium rerum cum maiestate caesarea et magno cancellario per me actarum. Quidquid cum Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊cancellarioMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ egi, perinde atque cum ipso Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ actum Maiestas Vestra Serenissima certe sciat, nam maiestas caesarea me in omnibus ad illum remisit et proprio ore Germanice mihi dixit: der kanczler wirt euch alles sagenn, der wirt wissenn, unnd uff alles antwurt gebenn, dem hab ich befolenn. Cancellarius nunc gubernat omnia cum iis, de quibus prius scripsi. Sunt hic labyrintheae practicae, ex quibus et ipsi practicantes, ut suspicor, exitum reperire nequeunt, ita, quae hic aguntur, intritata contorta et perplexa sunt omnia. De iis, quando me, Deo bene favente, ut spero, brevi Serenissima Maiestas Vestra disserentem audiet, non parum mirabitur. Hanc relationem meam in scriptis tam diffuse nunc de omnibus per me actis igitur Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae descripsi, quia iterum navigandum est – si forsan (quod adhuc Creator meus prohibeat) mihi occluderetur reditus, ut nihilominus Serenissima Maiestas Vestra de omnibus certior fieret. Emensus sum hoc mare semel et – quid possit – cf. Pl. As. 616-617 : Leon. O Libane, uti miser est homo qui amat. Lib. Immo hercle vero, / qui pendet ⌊non sine periculo feci periculumcf. Pl. As. 616-617 : Leon. O Libane, uti miser est homo qui amat. Lib. Immo hercle vero, / qui pendet ⌋, eundum, et misericordia Dei imploranda est iterum. Illius fiat voluntas.

Serenissime Rex et Domine, Domine Clementissime.

Ex novissimis meis Maiestas Vestra Serenissima intellexit, quo viatico huc appulerim et quomodo trecentos ducatos hic a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarorumThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ factore pro ulteriore mea BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 159r sustentatione in mutuum acceperim. Sum nunc Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hicValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ in iis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae actionibus tribus mensibus et, licet omnium rerum resolutionem habeam, tamen nondum sum a Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesareCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ expeditus, qui nescio quid mihi adhuc singularibus creditiuis litteris ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram committere decrevit. Litteras etiam passus, sine quibus nequaquam ex Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ solvere possum, neque alias, expeditionem meam spectantes, adhuc habeo, et posta ista futura nocte est abitura, ideo tumultuario calamo, quaecumque potui, in hac temporis angustia iis carthis ingessi; unde, cum meam absolutionem on the margin⌈absolutionemabsolutionem on the margin⌉ prope esse scio, posui iterum cum sacculis meis calculum, in quibus vix centum ducatos repperi. Cum autem et equi mihi sunt emendi, et centum nostra miliaria usque in Coruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌊CoroniamCoruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌋ portum prope Santiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌊Sanctum IacobumSantiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌋, ubi commodius naves inveniuntur, sit eundum, tamque longum mihi iter ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram restet, impetravi ad meam fidem ab isto Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hicValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarorumThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ factore, quo sine dedecore ac rerum mearum summo detrimento redire ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram valeam, ad priorem summam trecentorum adhuc ducentos ducatos. Cui chirographum meum desuper dedi et me ea condicione illi inscripsi, quod si Maiestas Vestra Serenissima pro hoc debito non intercederet, ego illud cum omnibus, quae mea esse possunt, et damnum expensas atque interesse solverem. Onus grave mihi imposui, sine quo tamen hinc nequaquam abire et ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram redire possum. Ad hoc me, cum sim in tam longinquis regionibus sic derelictus et cum in litteris Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae nullam ulterioris provisionis spem inveniam, ipsa necessitas impulit. Maloque domi nihil habere et nudus manere, quam hic cum minima Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae ignominia videri. Quapropter humillime Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae supplico, dignetur me clementer ab hoc onere solvere, fidemque ac diligentem meam servitutem cum tot perpessis et iterum patiendis periculis pro sua in omnes aequitate gratiose perpendere, meique in hoc casu, et si se aliqua rerum mutatio post mortem Erazm Ciołek (*1474 – †1522), Polish humanist, diplomat, patron of the arts and orator; 1503-1522 Bishop of Płock (PSB 4, p. 81-82)⌊PlocensisErazm Ciołek (*1474 – †1522), Polish humanist, diplomat, patron of the arts and orator; 1503-1522 Bishop of Płock (PSB 4, p. 81-82)⌋ offeret, dignam habere rationem. Ego neque omnia difficillima subire, neque mori in servitio Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae, ut fidelis subditus et servus, grave puto.

Redditae mihi sunt ex Antuerpia on the margin⌈ex Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntuerpiaAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ex Antuerpia on the margin⌉ unacum litteris Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae cf. Iustus Lodvicus DECIUS (DECJUSZ, DIETZ) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Breslau (Vratislavia, Wrocław), 1522-11-24, CIDTC IDL 166⌊Iodoci Decii litterae, quas ad me ex Vratislauia 24 Novembris scripseratcf. Iustus Lodvicus DECIUS (DECJUSZ, DIETZ) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Breslau (Vratislavia, Wrocław), 1522-11-24, CIDTC IDL 166⌋. In quibus me certum facit, quomodo post obitum Erazm Ciołek (*1474 – †1522), Polish humanist, diplomat, patron of the arts and orator; 1503-1522 Bishop of Płock (PSB 4, p. 81-82)⌊episcopi PlocensisErazm Ciołek (*1474 – †1522), Polish humanist, diplomat, patron of the arts and orator; 1503-1522 Bishop of Płock (PSB 4, p. 81-82)⌋ Romae pontifex episcopatum cardinali Caietano contulisset, et ille sub pensione mille ducatorum Ioanni Alberto marchioni cessisset. Et quod Maiestas Vestra Serenissima reverendissimum dominum Raphaelem de Lessno episcopum Plocensem et reverendum dominum praepositum Posnaniensem Premisliensem nominasset. Unde conicere potui hunc intrusum nequaquam Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae neque Regni primoribus et communi nobilitati posse placere umquam, videbaturque mihi non inconveniens, licet nullam Maiestatis Vestrae BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 159v Serenissimae commissionem haberem, negotium hoc maiestati caesareae exponere, ut propter futuras difficultates et scismata, quae hinc oriri possint, illius maiestas caesarea pontifici scriberet, ne se in iura Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et Regni eiusdem intromitteret. Sed, antequam ad caesarem me contulissem, conueni prius cum magno cancellario, cui omnia, quae ad hoc negotium apta esse cognovi, exposui. Ille, ne hac in re caesarem accederem, mihi consuluit, asserens caesarem nihil in iis posse facere, cum ad eum non spectaret de rebus spiritualibus, praeterea, quod non libenter offenderet marchiones, qui illi etiam essent sanguine iuncti, et unus semper esset in aula, sed potius Maiestas Vestra Serenissima cum pontifice desuper ageret, qui fortassis, complacen(do) Maiestati Vestrae ut novus pontifex, in iis Maiestati Vestrae morem gereret. Sic, cum hac in re nihil mihi sit a Maiestate Vestra Serenissima commissum, me continui, neque quicquam replicare ausi. Respondi tamen cancellario: in aeternum non fore futurum, quod ille intrusus ex hoc episcopatu umquam habiturus esset unum assem, et quod, quemadmodum certum habeo, Maiestas Vestra Serenissima et regnicolae numquam illum patientur, et, si pontifex institutum non remitteret, esset quiddam periculosius timendum, cum alias nobilitas Regni cum spiritualibus non bene conveniat et Boemos vicinos habeat. Sic, cum nihil aliud quam humeros ad ea attulisset cancellarius, discessum est.

Iste hic marchio obliquis me semper hirquis inspuit, facit mihi reverentiam et ego illi, sed mecum non loquitur observatque atque observare facit per suos omnes actiones meas diligentissime. Et, sicut mihi alio tempore dixerit cancellarius, quaesivit ab eo marchio, quid hic agerem et numquid practicarem aliqua, quae essent contra magistrum illius fratrem, quod haberet commissionem ab illo, ut si quid contra eum ageretur, pro eo responderet eumque coram maiestate Caesarea tueretur. Rettulit mihi cancellarius illi respondisse, quod nihil hic ultra dignum et aequum a maiestate caesarea peterem, in quo se etiam maiestas caesarea, uti dignum et aequum est, mihi in omnibus exhiberet daretque operam, ut haec controversia, sic ut ab illius maiestatis et aliis oratoribus confectum est, determinaretur. Habet hic pro se marchio secretarios fere omnes Germanos, non tamen rerum omnium hic per me actarum notitiam habere possunt, plurima, quae ego fortassis numquam cogitaverim, suspicantur, et illi, quantum possunt, ut marchioni placeant, Gdanen(sium) et Elbingen(sium) negotium inficiunt.

Dominus et comes de Nassau illo utitur familiariter. Unde semel decreverat me habere in uno, ut hic vocant, banketo. Postea, ne marchionem offenderet, a proposito destitit et mihi cum lantgrauio de Lichtenberg hoc suum institutum significavit. Respondi ego, quod non solum domino marchioni, sed mihi etiam rem apprime BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 160r gratam fecisset, cum me meo more domi prandere permisisset, et quod bene id providisset, ne illius domini essem offendiculo, cui mallem placere et obsequi. Intelligo penituisse eum hoc mihi significasse.

Habuerunt hic iis diebus cannarum et hastarum ludum, quorum ego neutrum vidi. Fertur a quibusdam exclamatum fuisse, ut ad Fontem Rabidum et ad Rhodes (Rodos), island in the Aegean Sea, 1522-12 - 1912 belonged to the Ottoman Empire⌊RhodumRhodes (Rodos), island in the Aegean Sea, 1522-12 - 1912 belonged to the Ottoman Empire⌋ se conferrent, quae a Turcis tunc intercepta fuisse dicebatur. Venerat ea novitas ex Lyon (Lugdunum), city in east-central France, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, one of the most important printing and publishing centers in early modern Europe⌊LugdunoLyon (Lugdunum), city in east-central France, on the Rhône and Saône rivers, one of the most important printing and publishing centers in early modern Europe⌋ Galliae omniumque animos perculit, nam si hoc verum fuisset, Sicily, island in the Mediterranean Sea, Kingdom ruled by the Habsburgs⌊SiciliaeSicily, island in the Mediterranean Sea, Kingdom ruled by the Habsburgs⌋, Apuliae et praesertim Italiae proximum incumberet periculum. Iam haec fama mutata est. Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcumSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ dicunt retrocessisse et in Constantinople (Istanbul, Constantinopolis), city and capital of the Ottoman Empire, today in western Turkey⌊ConstantinopoliConstantinople (Istanbul, Constantinopolis), city and capital of the Ottoman Empire, today in western Turkey⌋ quadam aegritudine laborare, sicut etiam de Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊rege GallorumFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ huc nuntiatum est eum a suis Gallis, hoc est morbo gallico graviter infectum. Dicitur, ut in iis motibus solet, quod auditu placidum est.

Istius curiae status in iis, ut prius scripsi, defectibus versatur, bellatur atque egetur acriter. Dixit mihi dominus cancellarius, quod maiestas caesarea habere decreverit Hispanorum XX peditum, Germanorum electissimorum X, levis et grauis armaturae VII millia eqitum, praeter exercitum regis Angliae, qui XXX millibus constare debebit, et praeter exercitus ex Italia et ex partibus inferioribus Germaniae. Istae gentes omnes terra contra Gallos parantur. Mari etiam, cum classe Hispana debent tria millia peditum conscribi, classis Anglicana magnum exercitum habitura fertur. Nullum tamen adhuc in hos futuros exercitus militem conscriptum hic scitur. Practicatur pro pecuniis conquirendis modis geschwindissimis, quod non convenit cum verbis cancellarii, qui mihi superioribus diebus dixerat, quod multi sint, qui loquantur caesarem carere peccuniis et ipse sciret illius Maiestatem habundare habituramque brevi et nunc, si vellet, quadraginta quattuor centena millia ducatorum et omnibus suis hostibus futuram terribilem. Unde tanta pecuniarum summa venire debeat, aut ubi sit, nemo est, qui scire vel excogitare hic possit. The Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌊WelserisThe Welsers merchant and banking family from Augsburg with close ties to Emperor Charles V⌋ debetur adhuc multum. The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggariThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ continue sollicitant, ut eis ducentena millia ducatorum solvantur. Agitur tamen iterum cum utrisque factoribus, ut ultra hoc, quod adhuc debetur, alia ducentena millia ducatorum per cambium pro gentibus conscribendis in Germania in mutuum darentur. Quod, sicut ab illis intellexi, nisi primum debitum et interesse solutum fuerit, operam et oleum perdet. Factus est nihilominus aliis condicionibus modus, quo pro conscribendis Germanis peditibus, qui huc in XVIII navibus ferri debent, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 160v in Germaniam ducentena millia ducatorum mittentur. Habitisque iis gentibus, recta caesar cum omni sua potentia ex Perpignan, city in southern France, Languedoc, from the 12th century 1659 it belonged to Aragon and Spain⌊PerpinianoPerpignan, city in southern France, Languedoc, from the 12th century 1659 it belonged to Aragon and Spain⌋ Gallias aliquot itineribus ingressurus creditur.

Pontifex etiam daturus est cruciatam caesari, quae in praesentia emptoribus exponitur, ut nunc paratae pecuniae comparentur. Hic in aula nuda paupertas passim vagatur. Multis et fere omnibus in quindecim mensibus nihil est solutum, vivitur tamen, sed diversis adminiculis, quidam parasitationibus, quidam ludis, plerique ex luparum quaestu aliisque etiam ad dicendum inhonestis modis. Omnia sunt impignorata diciturque, quod in tribus annis suis proventibus caesar non utetur. Non parum est coactus illis impendere, qui furiam communitatum[2] hic represserunt et in nihilum redegerunt. Fuit profecto, nisi huc opportune illius maiestas advenisset, de tota Hispania perdenda periculum, quod Gallorum practica construxerat.

Francis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌊Rex GalliaeFrancis I of Valois (*1494 – †1547), 1515-1547 King of France; son of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savoy⌋ se continet et nullo strepitu parat se in Italiam pro Milan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy⌊MediolanoMilan (Mediolanum, Milano), duchy in northern Italy⌋ et Genoa (Genova, Genua, Ianua), city and capital of the homonymous Republic in north-western Italy, Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, a seaport from 1528 ally and satellite of Spain⌊GenuaGenoa (Genova, Genua, Ianua), city and capital of the homonymous Republic in north-western Italy, Liguria, on the Gulf of Genoa, a seaport from 1528 ally and satellite of Spain⌋ recuperandis. Praeter suas gentes, quas fortassis regi Angliae opponet, habiturus est, ut ab exploratoribus nuntiatur, XL millia Helvetiorum.

Ex ista nondum intelligo, quod quicquam timere debeant Galli, cum hic aeris non parum simus indigi. Licet spem vultu simulemus, sine pecuniis istis hic regibus nemo seruit.

Misit iterum superioribus diebus caesarea maiestas Wolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌊doctorem BrantnerWolfgang Prantner (Wolfgang Brantner) (†1541), doctor of both canon and civil law, studied in Vienna (1508) and Bologna (1513), where he was a syndic of the German nation; secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V; 1527 councillor for Carinthian affairs to Roman King Ferdinand I; 1527 coadiutor to the Grand Master of the Order of St. George; 1533 the last Grand Master (CE, vol. 1, p. 191; BERGMANN 1868, p. 173-174)⌋ pauloante naufragum ad avocandum a Gallis Helvetios. Dederat ei denuo collegam, qui ex equo fracto crure huc rediit. Prior, ut scripsi, Raphael de Medicis naufragio periit. Missus illi est tercius. Quid sine neruo bellico efficient, cum Helvetiorum mores nemini sunt incogniti, facilis est coniectura.

Bellatur ex vaticiniis et in illa confiditur, praecipue per magnum cancellarium, qui aliquoties ad tabulam de illis gloriatus est. Fertur quidam heremita prope Constantinopolim ante multos annos illa edidisse, quorum initium est: “Surge vespertilio, surge, surge”. Illa huic caesari tribuit et ascribit. Continentur inter multa alia haec verba: “omnes tirannos et tres reges tui sanguinis humiliabis”. Quae postquam pro oraculo protulisset cancellarius, non contentus fortassis de replicatione a me facta, voluit videri me pupugisse. Rettuli ego, me etiam alia legisse et fortassis eiusdem vatis, ubi asserit futurum immensam quandam gencium congeriem ex Arctois plagis usque ad Rhenum penetraturam, quemadmodum olim Vandalos, qui linguae sunt Sclavonicae, et Gothos fecis<s>e constat. BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 161r Sunt hic tot in tanti principis aula ineptiae, quae crebro videntur et audiuntur, quod non facile omnes scribi possunt. Si deberem de somniis, si de iis, quae a superstitiosissimis hic monachis per revelationes in contionibus dicta sunt et pro oraculis habentur, scribere, viderer non epistolam, sed novam quandam rerum et hominum Methamorphosim contexere. Quid de vitulis in monachorum habitu natis, de quibus si eas fabulas et allegorias, quae hic dicuntur, coner annotare, dies me deficeret.

De pontifice huc scribitur, quod cardinales et curtesani non tam illius probitatem mirentur, quam detestantur. Quodque novas aliquas creaturas, hoc est cardinales crearit, necessarium etiam fore, ut novum mundum creet, qui tot creaturas alat. Fertur Gallorum regi, si Italiam petet, inimicitias denuntiasse, alias cum Gallis pontifex hic bene convenire creditur. Feruntur ms. Seruntur(!) ⌈FerunturFeruntur ms. Seruntur(!) ⌉ etiam quidam versus: “Papa senex et caesar inops, Flemingus uterque” etc. Nemo umquam in urbe placuit omnibus.

Caesar hic fere cotidie venatur, amat, noctu interdum ut iuvenis cum musica deambulat, pregnantes facit, crebro etiam consiliis interest, quae varia sunt. Alia sunt, quae sicophantias, hic vocant inantias, pro conquirendis pecuniis struunt. Sunt alia, quae de regnis et dominiis caesaris curam gerunt, item alia, quae navigationem et classem ad Indos et ad istum novum mundum pro auro et aromatibus parant, et iterum alia, quae nihil aliud, quam rem bellicam tractant. Consultatur semper, tamen a plurimis acutioribus in tot consiliis nullum videtur consilium, quo huic optimo iuueni principi bene consuleretur.

Rex Galliae, sicut mihi a Welserorum factore nunc inter scribendum narratum est, graviter morbo suo et cum vitae periculo certo laborare dicitur, quodque tractauerit quaedam matrimonia cum Perpignan, city in southern France, Languedoc, from the 12th century 1659 it belonged to Aragon and Spain⌊rege PortugaliaePerpignan, city in southern France, Languedoc, from the 12th century 1659 it belonged to Aragon and Spain⌋ inter illius sorores et Francis III of Valois (*1518 – †1536), Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France; son of King Francis I of France⌊delphinumFrancis III of Valois (*1518 – †1536), Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France; son of King Francis I of France⌋ atque alios Galliae principes.

Rex Angliae contendit cum Martin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌊LuteroMartin Luther (Martinus Lutherus) (*1483 – †1546), theologian, leader and originator of the German Reformation⌋. Ad hoc opusculum, quod tam impudenter fraterculus in eum scripsit, tantus rex non dedignatur rescibere, quod fortassis plus ignominiae quam decoris dignitati regiae pariet. Fertur, quod cum omni sua potentia contra Gallos post Pascatis festa sit iturus. Habetur tamen cardinalis Eboracensis, ut a cancellario intellexi, quod Gallorum partibus favere debeat, suspectus. Nusquam tuta fides.

De Maiestate Vestra Serenissima hic etiam nova habemus, quae caesari et hic omnibus summe placent. Lectae sunt litterae ex aula principis Ferdinandi in publico consilio, in quibus scribitur Maiestatem Vestram BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 161v cum magno stain⌈[cum magno]cum magno stain⌉ Moscoviae duce ligam contra Turcos et Tartaros inivisse et stain⌈[et]et stain⌉ ab u stain⌈[u]u stain⌉trisque contra illos delectus et exercitus fieri. Videntur sibi hic magna mole levatos, dum in nostris partibus recte agitur.

Rex Portugaliae hic adhuc suum habet oratorem, cui iterum ad vota res non vadunt, cum hic manere cupiebat, discessus eius gratus fuisset, cum vero pauloante discedere parabat, retentus est, alii dicunt, a Caesare arestatus, ne quopiam abeat. Nescio quid iterum hic de Eleanor of Austria (Eleanor of Habsburg, Eleanor of Castile) (*1498 – †1558), 1518-1521 Queen consort of Portugal (as a wife of Manuel I) and later, from 1530, of France (as the wife of Francis I), granddaughter of Emperor Maximilian I and sister of Charles V⌊LeonoraEleanor of Austria (Eleanor of Habsburg, Eleanor of Castile) (*1498 – †1558), 1518-1521 Queen consort of Portugal (as a wife of Manuel I) and later, from 1530, of France (as the wife of Francis I), granddaughter of Emperor Maximilian I and sister of Charles V⌋ rumor sparsit ex John III of Portugal (John the Pious, João III Aviz) (*1502 – †1557), 1521-1557 King of Portugal; son of Manuel I, King of Portugal, and Maria of Aragon⌊privignoJohn III of Portugal (John the Pious, João III Aviz) (*1502 – †1557), 1521-1557 King of Portugal; son of Manuel I, King of Portugal, and Maria of Aragon⌋ gravidam. Aestimatur hic certo futurum, quod, si Galli superabuntur, vnum regnum Portugaliam cum Hispania fieri, cum alias Lusitania pars sit Hispaniae inque lingua, habitu et moribus gentium parum distent.

De rege Daciae Maiestas Vestra Serenissima certiora, ut opinor, nova habet, cum sit proximior, scribitur tamen huc, quod Vandalae civitates de Hense et Sueci(?) illi 4 naves maiores et 60 parvas abstulissent, quas cum commeatu ad opitulandum Stokholm misisset, et quod postea civitates istae colligatae Stokholm ceperint. Male audit hic apud omnes.

De Ioanne marchione Brandenburgensi ea, quae dudum, hic habetur aestimatio. Sine caesare illi hic esse non satis securum a plurimis creditur. Non omnibus Hispanis placet, ideo nullum hic gubernamen illi committitur. Uxor eius, quondam regina, de Regno Valenciae nomine caesaris disponit et eatenus bene habet et dives est, quatenus reginae ad votum seruit et, quantum iussit, anhelet, ex illius viuit manibus. Rumor de illo in Germania emissus est, quod hic multa centena millia habeat, cui Welserorum et Fuggarorum factores sciunt contrarium. Accepit pauloante me imitatus ab illo, a quo ego, quingentos ducatos in mutuum. Quos ad certum tempus solvere promisit. Timetur tamen, quod vix ad statutum satisfacere poterit, male enim habitus est a regina, quod aliquot centum ducatos ludendo amiserit. Utitur eo caesar in venationibus, hastiludiis et aliis iocis militaribus, ad quos illum Hispani admittunt. In consiliis opera eius non indige<n>t.

cf. Michał SANDER to Ioannes DANTISCUS London, 1522-10-20 — 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 6821, letter lost⌊Scripsitcf. Michał SANDER to Ioannes DANTISCUS London, 1522-10-20 — 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 6821, letter lost⌋ mihi doctor Michał Sander (Michał Sanderi) (†ater 1531-07-25), servant of cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1523), and later of cardinal Lorenzo Campeggi; in 1521 attend the Imperial diet in Worms; 1503 notary and procurator of the Sacred Roman Rota; master of ceremony of the papal chapel; secretary(?) of pope Leon X; 1509 Ermland canon and representative of Ermland Church in Rome; 1513 dean of St. Thomas, and canon of St. Peter in Strasburg; 1513 dean of the Wrocław Chapter; canon at the collegiate chapter in Głogów (KOPICZKO 2, p. 280)⌊Michael SanderiMichał Sander (Michał Sanderi) (†ater 1531-07-25), servant of cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1523), and later of cardinal Lorenzo Campeggi; in 1521 attend the Imperial diet in Worms; 1503 notary and procurator of the Sacred Roman Rota; master of ceremony of the papal chapel; secretary(?) of pope Leon X; 1509 Ermland canon and representative of Ermland Church in Rome; 1513 dean of St. Thomas, and canon of St. Peter in Strasburg; 1513 dean of the Wrocław Chapter; canon at the collegiate chapter in Głogów (KOPICZKO 2, p. 280)⌋ ex Londino Angliae, quod Theodericus de Schonberg, sicut constituerat, in Angliam non rediit, sed ex Scocia in naui ducis Albaniae ad Daciam traiecisset. Ex quo coniectatur, quod apud Scotos graciorem quam apud Anglos audientiam habuisset.

De Frederici olim regis Neapolitani filio, quem titulotenus ducem Calabriae nuncupant, de quo prius scripsi, quanta hic pompa e carcere liberatus ingressus sit, nihil adhuc eo dignum constitutum est. Dantur ei quolibet mense pro sustentacione mille ducati, iis pro regno vivere contentus cogitur. De episcopatu, ut ante scripsi, nihil auditur.

BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 162r Venerunt huc iis diebus ex Regno Neapolitano marchio Piscaiae et ducis Mediolani nuper impositi oratores, qui agunt, ut contra stain⌈[ut contra]ut contra stain⌉ v stain⌈[v]v stain⌉im et potenciam Gallorum regis validior exercitus in illis partibus stain⌈[partibus]partibus stain⌉ ha stain⌈[ha]ha stain⌉beri possit. Castrum Mediolanense est adhuc in Gallorum mani stain⌈[mani]mani stain⌉bus, timetur ergo, si hoc anno Galli Italiam intraverint, omnia amissa recuperaturos.

De Rhodianis varia huc scribuntur. Literae ex Genua habent, quod nunc acrius quam ante umquam a Turcis oppugnantur. Quae ex urbe huc pridie venerunt, dicunt de Rhodianis bonam spem haberi, et quod se acriter cum magno Turcarum detrimento defendant.

Exiuerunt etiam tandem ex Messinia Siciliae octo naves bene armatae et commeatu refertae, quas pontifex et caesar illis misit in subsidium.

In Hollandia fertur Rhenus fecisse diluvium patriamque pontificis Utricht paene submersam et quandam Hollandiae partem ab aquarum inundatione destructam.

Habetur iterum hic magna spes de Helvetiis, qui caesaris partes sequi debeant, scitur enim, quod rex Galliae nullos certos tractatus cum illis fecerit. Qui vero rem altius considerant, dicunt nihil cum Helvetiis Galliae regem conclusisse. Praeterea, quia Fontis Rabidi exitum praestolabatur, cum vero nunc ab ista parte sit securus et res suas ibidem firmaverit, facile poterit illos, si erunt pecuniae, in suam sententiam pellicere.

Tractatur etiam miris modis cum Venetis, qui dicuntur, quod caesari ea pacta offerant, quae cum Gallorum rege habuerunt, sed caesar magnam pecuniarum summam ab illis postulat, in hocque haec res haereat. Videntur omnia cunctando agere, si fortassis, quem isti nunc bellici tumultus eventum habituri sint, possint prospicere. Nectebantque igitur moras, ut a practicis consideratur. Cum caesare solo super iis rebus agere non fore integrum, nisi etiam plenum mandatum illius maiestatis fratris principis Ferdinandi accederet. Quam ob rem nuper duos suos oratores ad Venetos ipse princeps misisse dicitur. Sunt hoc tempore inter sacrum et saxum. Si deferent Gallos, et Galli postea commodis condicionibus cum caesare pacem fecerint, omnia in illorum capita redundabunt. Quod si etiam cum Gallis perseueraverint, et caesar victor evaserit (pro Italia totum hoc bellum geritur), sine dubio rex Venetae extenuabuntur. cf. Gel. 3.9.1-6 ⌊Equo Seiano insidentcf. Gel. 3.9.1-6 ⌋. Cum oratore Veneto hic etiam fiunt practicae pro ista navigatione novi mundi et ostenditur illi maior quam ante benevolentia, sed totum hoc fit, ut iis temporibus a Gallis illos abstrahant. Habent etiam suas considerationes Veneti.

Magna moliuntur in hac aula, confisi fortassis, ut scripsi, vaticiniis. Quo tamen ea sine belli neruo succedere debeant, nisi Iuppiter in imbre aureo descenderet BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 162v multi sunt, qui dubitant.

Regem Scociae omiseram. Dicitur contra illas fabulas, quas ex Plemoria Angliae scripsi, quod Scoti, qui cum Gallis iam a multis annis semper habuerunt foedera, coegerunt magnam suarum partium multitudinem hominum habentque stationes suas non procul ab oris Angliae, expectantes commoditatem vel Angliam invadendi, vel Anglos, ne ad Gallias se conferant, domi retinendi. Unde rex Angliae XXX millia, quibus tendebat in Franciam, illis opposuit et classem suam, in qua X millia habere fertur, in Scotiam ab alia parte mari transmisit, ut illos ex stationibus ad opitulandum partibus remocioribus avocet. Rex Galliae nondum est ab omnibus desertus, Portugaliae, Scociae et Daciae reges amicos et adiutores habere certo scitur.

Ad caesarem mihi redeundum est. Illius maiestas aliquot ordinum, qui hic sunt plures, commendas et aliquot potiores episcopatus usurpauit illorumque prouentus in suum aerarium congerit. Non possum tamen adhuc absolvi, agitur enim, prout mihi Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ 1523-02-24⌊heri1523-02-24⌋ magno quodam cum gaudio dixit, ut cum quodam me munere dimittant, quod iam tot diebus inveniri nequit.

Non moveant Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram disputationes meae cum magno cancellario toties habitae, et quod non semper bene cum eo convenerim. Tractatus et res agendae id exigebant. Estque istius aulae haec condicio, ut cum negotia in actiones veniant, non secus quam merces in foro tractentur. Et, cum ille me iampridem noscit, et me quadam singulari, ut expertus sum semper, benevolentia prosequitur, magis ingenue cum illo de omnibus, et scriptis, et rebus praecipue egi, habitusque sum ei, ut reor, hinc carior, nam nihil magis exigit, quam quod sim crebro cum eo in prandio. Fitque praesertim, dum quid agendum incumbit, neque potest in tot illius occupationibus commodius conveniendi et cum eo colloquendi, quam facto prandio, tempus haberi. Cognovi certe, quantum in illius esset potestate et quantum illi licet, quod libenter Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae serviret. In istarum civitatum negotio obrutus ab istis hic Germanis non potuit aliud facere. Si omnes disceptationes inter me et illum deberent scribi, maius volumen conficeretur. Vereor, ne in hoc parvo (nam modum epistolae transgressus sum) Serenissima Maiestas Vestra, licet sic mihi iniunxerit, offendatur.

De aliis, quae longiorem scriptionem deposcerent, Deo bene favente coram latius. Spero propediem ex hoc ergastulo manumitti et in primis hinc ad Santiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌊Sanctum IacobumSantiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌋ BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 402, f. 163r – in itinere est – me conferre, inde Deo duce in Coruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌊CoroniaCoruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌋ navem ascendere viamque priorem remetiri versus Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntuerpiamAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ et iuxta maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae mandatum ad ducem Georg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌊Georgium SaxoniaeGeorg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌋, tandem quantum possum celerius, quod a Deo Optimo Maximo continuis preculis flagito, Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam salvam incolumem et felicem videre illiusque manus, sicut in huius patriae more positum est, suppliciter exosculari. Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae me humillime, ut domino meo clementissimo, commendo et supplico, dignetur has meas longiores ineptias ex temporario calamo et, ut dicitur, cf. Adagia No. 472 Quicquid in buccam venerit ⌊quidquid in buccamcf. Adagia No. 472 Quicquid in buccam venerit ⌋ conscriptas, non aegre ferre, mearumque necessitatum ac longae atque fidelis meae servitutis clementem aliquando habere rationem. Etsi ego ex hoc Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae servitio non rediero, quod in Deo meo situm est, cui me totum commisi, non dedignetur pro sua in omnes aequitate pauperibus parentibus, qui me ad hoc servitium Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae genuerunt, fratri (alterum hic mecum habeo) et sororibus meis aliquam gratiam facere. Vivus et mortuus – sum humillimus et fidelis subditus et servus Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae. Quam Deus Optimus Maximus incolumem in longaeva aetate et in omnium rerum prosperitate semper felicem conservet.

Datum ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, villa, ut hic vocant, Regni Castiliae, 25 Februarii, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo XXIII.

Eiusdem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae humillimus servus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

[1] Since September 1522 Fuenterrabía was in the hands of the French.

[2] Powstanie hiszpańskich gmin miejskich, tzw. comuneros (1520-21). Celem comuneros była obrona lokalnych przywilejów, nierespektowanych przez nowego władcę. Powstanie wybuchło w całym kraju wkrótce po wyjeździe króla Karola I Habsburga do Niemiec na elekcję cesarza w roku 1519. Do tłumienia buntu odwołano wojska z pogranicza francuskiego. Wykorzystawszy to król Francji w maju 1521 zajął przygraniczną Nawarrę, którą jednak Hiszpanie odzyskali po stłumieniu powstania (bitwa pod Noain, 30 czerwca 1521).

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Reverendissimo in Christo patri et domino, domino Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊Petro dei gratia episcopo Posn text damaged⌈[Posn]Posn text damaged⌉aniensi et regni Poloniae vicecanc text damaged⌈[vicecanc]vicecanc text damaged⌉ellarioPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋, domino meo gratiosissimo

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Reverendissime in Christo pater et domine, domine gratiosissime, Post humillimam servitiorum meorum commendationem.

Accepi una cum Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatis regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ cf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS [Vilnius], [1522-09-20], CIDTC IDL 153⌊litterascf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS [Vilnius], [1522-09-20], CIDTC IDL 153⌋ Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ 1522-09-20⌊XX Semptembris1522-09-20⌋ datas, ex quibus intellexi cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Wiener Neustadt, 1522-07-04, CIDTC IDL 154, probably⌊meascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Wiener Neustadt, 1522-07-04, CIDTC IDL 154, probably⌋ ex Wiener Neustadt (Nova Civitas Austriae), city in eastern Austria, ca. 50 km S of Vienna⌊Nova Civitate AustriaeWiener Neustadt (Nova Civitas Austriae), city in eastern Austria, ca. 50 km S of Vienna⌋ et cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7032, letter lost, probably⌊alterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Nuremberg, ca. 1522-07-28, CIDTC IDL 7032, letter lost, probably⌋ ex Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurnbergaNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ missas tempestive fuisse redditas et quod ea, quae apud serenissimum Ferdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌊archiducem AustriaeFerdinand I of Habsburg (*1503 – †1564), from 1521 Archduke of Austria, from 1526 King of Bohemia and Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia as Ferdinand I, 1531-1558 King of the Romans, 1558-1564 Holy Roman Emperor; son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile, a younger brother of Charles V of Habsburg⌋ et reverendissimum dominum Matthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌊cardinalem SalczburgensemMatthäus Lang (*1469 – †1540), statesman, trusted counsellor to Emperor Maximilian I of Habsburg; 1505-1522 Bishop of Gurk; 1510-1540 Bishop of Cartagena; 1512 elevated to Cardinal (from 1511 in pectore); 1512-1519 Coadjutor of the archbishopric of Salzburg; 1519-1540 Archbishop of Salzburg⌋ egerim, serenissimae maiestati regiae et Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae accepta fuerint. Quanto me hoc gaudio affecerit, scribi nequit. Praeterea quod Tartari, de quorum adventu adhuc ante meam a maiestate regia expeditionem rumor fuit, non audebant progredi, sed in suis stationibus se continere cogebantur et nullas in terras nostras incursiones fecerint, quemadmodum hic fabulabatur, mirum in modum me exhilaravit. Timebam enim, cum magis non habeam, ne in sacello mihi a Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima impetrato damnum fieret, neque abs re, hoc namque mihi et regnum et imperium est. Summe mihi etiam placuit, quod indutiae, quae prius caesar divae memoriae multis legationibus et labore cum Moscis facere non potuit, ad quinquennium nullo externo principe interveniente sint confectae. Contulique me subinde ad maiestatem caesaream et in primis maiestatis regiae litteras, de quibus ne iota quidem mihi scriptum fuerat, reddidi, hasque novitates, modis quibus in rem nostram potui commodioribus, exposui.

Refricui etiam omnes difficultates priores et operas divi olim Maximiliani caesaris ad bellum cum Moscis reponendum frustra habitas et quod tandem metu adducti per exercitum, quem maiestatem regiam in Lituania habuisse hic gloriabar, indutias ultro quaesiverint. Fuit haec novitas maiestati caesareae et omnibus grata fecique inter alia iterum pro concordia Christiana ineunda quandam adhortationem, nam per speculum (confiteor industriam non convenit, ut dicatur falsitas) ex alio latere hoc maiestatem regiam in suis litteris flagitare cognoveram fuitque id multum expeditioni meae opportunum, utpote, cum legatione mea conveniens, sicut in responso ad illas, quod mecum est, liquido apparebit. Recensui etiam omnia, quae ab infidelibus et praesertim Tartaris, cum praeter spem terras nostras ingrediuntur, fieri solent, quid desuper responsum et quid hinc sperandum, abunde ex meis ad maiestatem regiam intellegit, cui ne amplius litteras, sed sicut mihi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima iniungit, ingens volumen scripsi, timeoque, ne Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima tam longas meas ineptias legendo taedio afficiatur; feci quod mandatum est. Et ut serenissima maiestas regia omnes meas actiones hic habitas, etiam, quod Deus avertat, me perdito scire posset, congessi cuncta, quae hic tractavi et quae mihi BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 404, f. 168v responsa sunt, non secus ac si coram de singulis relationem facerem. Cum autem interdum, dum pauca scribuntur, omnia placere nequeant, vereor, ne cum tam multa, etiam de rebus minimis, exaraverim, multa inveniantur, quae displiceant. Ea tamen omnia singulari gratiae erga me et incomparabili prudentiae Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae commisi. Hoc quod potui, fortassis non quod debui, feci, videor mihi nihilominus, si quicquam est, quod in tam longis logis non satisfaciat, non indignus venia, cum id quod rudi hac mea ratione comprehendere potui, egerim. Nunc nihil restat aliud, quam quod has cum primis sequar, sollicito reliquam expeditionis meae continue et cum quadam aliquando importunitate, nescio tamen, quando adhuc ex hoc labyrintho absolvar. Non est hic ea, quae apud nos consuetudo, quod orator dicta legatione et accepto responso statim abeat. Si quis hic vult habere responsum sine responso, hoc modo agere possit. Responsa mihi hic data non omnia placuerunt neque rebus, in quibus missus sum, conveniebant. Fuerunt etiam in tractatibus non semel variata, donec mihi rectam metam attingere videbantur. Egi igitur Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hicValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ non oratorem, sed potius rabulam vel alicuius litigiosi fori procuratorem. Quod vero ego expeditionem hic meam non ultro protraxerim, potest testari viaticum, quod huc mecum advexi. Quale id fuerit, ex novissimis accepit, quare hinc non nisi graviter obaeratus discedere possum, cum nullam in litteris regiis ulterioris provisionis spem invenerim et in futuris sperem et desperem. Sic mihi est in fatis. Quapropter Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae humiliter supplico, dignetur huius mei exilii rationem habere et apud Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ efficere, ut fides mea a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ redimatur. Nisi mihi vetus cum illis fuisset notitia, qualis hic fuissem arator et quid expedivissem, facile poterit coniectari. Quam etiam libenter hic in iis sordibus tam diu immoraverim et quas hic voluptates habuerim, Deo meo notum est. Qui si mihi, ut spero, dederit hanc gratiam, ut aliquando redire possim, paucis contentus deinceps, si possibile est, me continebo, gaudebo minus et minus dolebo. Quaeso Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima non gravate hoc, quod conqueror, ferat, cum ego id, quod gravius est, patientia vinco, ea patientia, si non puderet, qua interdum et nunc vix mihi a lacrimis tempero. Non est leve negotium, quod octingentis miliariis nostris a domino meo desertus porto et sic ulterius portabo Deo Optimo Maximo favente, quod neque serenissimo domino meo neque mihi futurum sit, nisi honestum, si etiam domi Arnaeus (Irus, Iros), a beggar from Ithaca, secondary character of the The Odyssey⌊IrusArnaeus (Irus, Iros), a beggar from Ithaca, secondary character of the The Odyssey⌋ vel Job the central character of the Book of Job in the Bible⌊JobJob the central character of the Book of Job in the Bible⌋ aliquis reputari et irrideri debeam. Sed de iis iterum satis.

Quae hic aguntur satis, ut aestimo, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 404, f. 169r copiose serenissimae maiestati regiae descripsi. Hoc tamen obiter addam, nihil hic esse, quod certam aliquam spem rebus Christianis sic inclinatis ferre possit, cum omnia istis bellis sic sint perplexa et omnia, quibus contra infideles aliquid agi debent, huiusmodi intestinis turbis usque ad ossa sic absumantur, quod vix umquam vel adminiculum aliquod, si etiam nunc pereundum esset, sit sperandum. Admisit hoc regnum caesari visa tanta egestate, qua premitur, quod possit terras et bona a regno perpetuo vendere, quae de reditibus annuis XXV milia ducatorum habere feruntur, ut ambitioni satisfieret.

Quae se postea offerent antequam hinc vadam, ut serenissima maiestas regia de omnibus certior reddatur, iterum scribam et curabo, quod post meum abitum cum primis postis mittantur. Commendo me humillime Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae illique suppliciter supplico, ut in ista apud nos statuum permutatione, si quid meritis meis conveniens videbitur, mei non obliviscatur, habitura me servum perpetuum et mancipium. Deus omnipotens efficiat, ut Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam in eo statu brevi videam, quem illi sedulo ex corde precari soleo.

Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌈Dat(ae)Dat(ae) or Dat(um)⌉ ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 25 Februarii anno Domini 1523.

Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

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Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Serenissimae Maiestati Regiae PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ Domino et domino meo paper damaged⌈[meo]meo paper damaged⌉ clementissimo soli legendae

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Serenissima Maiestas Regia et Domine domine Clementissime. Post humillimam perpetuae meae servitutis commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Sigismund I Jagiellon] Valladolid, 1523-02-25, CIDTC IDL 176⌊Scripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to [Sigismund I Jagiellon] Valladolid, 1523-02-25, CIDTC IDL 176⌋ Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae 1523-02-25⌊25 mensis praeteriti1523-02-25⌋ de omnibus rebus per me hic actis et quae in novis habebantur ingens volumen, cum autem posta hactenus sit hic retenta propter tractatus cum nummulariis habitos, qui litteras a se cambii hucusque donec bene certi de solutione fierent, dare recusarunt, possum nunc plenius, cum sim ab omni parte expeditus, de iis, quae adhuc restant, scribere et cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1522-09-16, CIDTC IDL 7095, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1522-09-16, CIDTC IDL 7095, letter lost⌋ Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae datis Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ 1522-09-16⌊XVI Novembris1522-09-16⌋, quas Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hicValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 1523-03-03⌊3 Martii1523-03-03⌋ accepi respondere. Post novissimarum litterarum scriptionem nihil hic egi aliud quam quod in primis omnimodam absolutionem et novam audientiam in negotio Plocensi sollicitarem. Conveni igitur aliquoties cum magno cancellario et illi quantum haec ecclesia Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae atque omnibus regnicolis cordi esset exposui, litterasque illi Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et reverendissimi domini Posnaniensis ad me perlegi et ea omnia, quae ad hoc expedire videbantur, recensui reducendo in memoriam, quae prius pauloante super hac re cum eo fueram locutus et quantum hic mali, si pontifex perseveraret in proposito, oriri possit. Audivit diligenter omnia et in omnem operam, ut cum primis ad caesarem vocarer, pollicebatur. Accidit interea, quod illius magnificentia gravi dentium dolore corriperetur, sic quod per multos dies domum non egrediretur. Unde mihi consuluit, ut apud magnum curiae magistrum dominum gubernatorem de Bressa(?) hanc audientiam a maiestate caesarea sollicitarem. Misi ad illum. Retulit desiderium meum caesari et praesertim quod nova mandata haberem a Maiestate Vestra Serenissima caesari dicenda paper damaged⌈[a]a paper damaged⌉. Illius maiestas caesarea rogavit, ut haberem patientiam donec convaleret Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊cancellariusMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋, sine quo me neque bene audire neque expedire posset. Sic facta est mora in ista audientia usque ad 1523-03-15⌊15 huius1523-03-15⌋, qui fuit Dominica Laetare. Veni tandem cum cancellario finitis vesperis ad Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesaremCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋, qui me humaniter ex paper damaged⌈[x]x paper damaged⌉cepit retulique illi mentem atque omnem sententiam Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae verbis paper damaged⌈[is]is paper damaged⌉, quibus potui commodioribus et potissimum qualis esset status episcoporum in regno et dominiis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae, ut pote quod quilibet episcopus esset perpetuus Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et regni consiliarius, hic fere nullus episcoporum on the margin⌈episcoporumepiscoporum on the margin⌉ est in consilio episcoporum, nisi quem ipse caesar habere voluerit expressique omnia ad longum, quae convenire arbitrabar, et hoc praecipue quod Boemis vicini essemus, cum ista nova turba, quae contra Romanam Ecclesiam nunc emersit. Maiestas caesarea attente omnibus auditis cum cancellario solo (nemo etiam alius interfuit) de iis colloquebatur et deinde me vocato per cancellarium respondit, quod superioribus diebus in favorem marchionum dedisset ad Maiestatem Vestram litteras commendaticias, non esset itaque conveniens, ut nunc BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 412, f. 179v ad pontificem daret contrarias, speraretque sua maiestas, quod commendaticiae suae locum habere apud Maiestatem Vestram deberent. Respondi ego quod Maiestas Vestra Serenissima semper solita fuerit illius maiestati caesareae morem gerere et non in hoc casu solum, verum etiam in multo maiori, qui esset possibilis. Cum autem hoc cum marchione nequaquam succedere posset contra iurisdictionem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et regni eiusdem et quod tanta inde mala essent ventura, quae exposui, deberet illius maiestas caesarea perpendere hoc nequaquam Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram contra omnium regnicolarum suorum ms. suarum(!) ⌈suorumsuorum ms. suarum(!) ⌉ voluntatem posse permittere. Addidi etiam, si marchiones Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam sicut debuissent observassent, posset mentes suorum ad hoc facilius inflectere, sed postquam cum Serenissima Maiestate Vestra apertum bellum multis iniuriis subditis Maiestatis Vestrae illatis gesserint, quomodo unum de suis hostibus in consilium regni admittere deberet, aut posset? Quare illius maiestatem caesaream (res ex affectu per se mihi loqui videbatur) nomine Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae omni, quo potui, studio rogabam, visa hac difficultate et quodam scismate, quod inde certo futurum esset, velit dare ad s(anctissimam) dominationem litteras et illius s(anctita)tem admonere, ut ab hoc proposito, unde multa incommoda rebus Christianis imminere possent, desisteret et Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram sua iurisdictione libere frui permitteret, in quo illius maiestas caesarea non solum rem gratam Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae, verum etiam rebus Christianis nunc magis quam ante unquam periclitantibus necessariam faceret. Retrocessi iterum. Maiestas caesarea longo sermone cum mango cancellario colluctabatur, tandem rursus vocatus, hoc per eundem cancellarium accepi responsum: quod maiestas caesarea omnia per me exsposita bene considerasset, non posset tamen, si deberet scribere pontifici, personas specificare, inter quas haec actio haberetur, sed velit dare litteras generales ad pontificem, et speciale mandatum oratori suo, quem ibi haberet, ut negotium hoc diligenter tractaret, ne quicquam hac in re fieret in praeiudicium Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae et quod haec sic seorsum tractarentur, ne in notitiam marchionum, de quibus unum in curia haberet, pervenirent. Egi illius maiestati, quas potui, Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae nomine gratias neque ausi ulterius pungere, unde non esset incommodum, si Maiestas Vestra Serenissima nunc aliquem habet in urbe, ut illi hoc significaretur, quod cum oratore caesaris una hoc negotium apud pontificem tractaret. Mitto igitur copiam litterarum maiestatis caesareae, quas scribit pontifici, ex quibus clarius, quomodo haec practicaverim, intelliget. Deinde maiestas caesarea per cancellarium rogavit, quod Maiestas Vestra in hoc responso, quod hoc tempore dari potuit, quantum(?) spectat rempublicam Christianam velit esse contenta, si Deus omnipotens BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 412, f. 180r aliquando iis bellis daret finem, velit omni conatu et debito et officio suo satisfacere. In 1523-02-02⌊die Purificationis praeterito1523-02-02⌋ vocaverat Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestas caesareaCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ ad processionem et sacra omnes oratores excepto Portugalensi et cuilibet dedit cereum album cum armis sui principis, mihi etiam datum fuit cum depicta aquila Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae, quae in circumferentia habuit pictam cathenam auream cum vellere aureo. Unde veniens ad cancellarium, ut fortassis nimium curiosus, interrogavi, quid hoc sibi velit, quod vellus aureum in armis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae esset depictum, et Maiestas vestra illud non haberet. Respondit cancellarius, quod aliud hic non sciretur, cum Maiestas Vestra Serenissima sit adhuc in Barchinone electa, quam quod illi esset missum. Proinde, ut suspicor, in eadem mea expeditione maiestas caesarea mihi iniunxit, quod Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae dicerem dudum fuisse domino de Hochstraten in Brabancia commissum, ut vellus aureum cum debitis ceremoniis mitteretur Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae, neque sciret aliud, quam quod iam illud Maiestas Vestra deferret et quod iterum velit committere, si forsan negligentia aliqua intervenisset, ut omnino ad Maiestatem Vestram portaretur. Dixi ego, quod hac in re mihi nulla esset a Serenissima Maiestate Vestra commissio, sed quod sic cum pictura in die Purificationis accidisset et quod igitur velut obiter dominum cancellarium fuissem allocutus. Voluit nihilominus maiestas caesarea, ut de hoc Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam certiorem fecerem. De re Prutenica maiestas caesarea dixit multum illi curae esse, ut componeret et quod ergo duplicatas ad arbitros litteras conficere iussisset, de quibus mihi ad quemlibet seorsum unae datae sunt, aliae missae sunt ad serenissimum archiducem Austriae, qui illas distribuere debet, sunt etiam igitur duplicatae, si unaeperderentur, quod aliae pervenirent, ne longior mora in hac causa fieret. De illo vero de Schonberg illius maiestas risit et dixit: sicut venerat sicut abiit. Illarum litterarum copias Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae mitto, ex quibus etiam cognoscet, quod maiestas caesarea nullam sibi superioritatem reservavit, sed quod sic negotium debet decidi, sicut in articulis indutiarum confectum est. De inscriptionis confirmatione Vienae factae quid expediverim ex copia mandati, quod maiestas caesarea serenissimo archiduci Austriae mittit, plane intelliget. Visum mihi est propter has duas civitates Gdanum et Elbingum ac etiam propter alias res Prutenas in omnem eventum non inutile, quod vigore illius mandati cum serenissimo archiduce Austriae fierent tractatus et certae conclusiones, quibus multae molestiae et errores, qui fuerunt hactenus, deponerentur. Mitto etiam Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae litteras caesaris ad regimen imperii, quae mecum sunt, ubi tandem post multam meam curam et sollicitationem maiestas caesarea mandat, quod si iste duae BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 412, f. 180v civitates Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae subsunt, ne deinceps ab officialibus imperii vexentur, quod tamen, ut reor, parum prodebit. Illi servabunt morem suum, nisi vigore illius mandati ad serenissimum archiducem Austriae decernatur. In fine expeditionis meae maiestas caesarea mihi commisit, quod postremo fieri solet, ut Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae illius nomine salutem et fraterni sui amoris continuum dicerem incrementum. Ego tandem de omnibus singillatim gratias verbis, quibus potui commodioribus habui et me, ut decuit, in omnibus obsequentem exhibui seorsumque demum iterum illius Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestatem caesareamCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ Germanice rogavi, ut Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam ut bonum fratrem et consanguineum illiusque res et negotia commendata haberet et quod sibi numquam aliud illius maiestas de Maiestate Vestra Serenissima persuaderet, quam quod integerrimo fratri et amico singularissimo conveniret. Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊Maiestas sua caesareaCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ haec Almanice respondit: Ich czwejfel nicht das der König vonn Polenn ewr her meinn gutter Bruder und Freundt ist her sol mich och nicht anders dan seinn guttenn Brüder und Freund findenn. Et sic data manu me humanissime dimisit. Dominus cancellarius quemadmodum me ad palatium induxerat, sic me usque ad plateam, ubi habet diversorium, reduxit luctabaturque mecum quia usque ad hospitium me conducere conabatur, dedit tandem duos de suis consanguineis, qui mecum usque ad meum hospitium iverunt. Haec est summa omnium actionum et totius meae expeditionis. Quod si in iis fortassis non ut debui servivi, certe servivi ut potui et pro fide mea et quantum ratio mea discernebat. Ego Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hincValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ recta 1523-03-21⌊cras1523-03-21⌋ ad Santiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌊Sanctum IacobumSantiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌋ solvo et inde, ut scripsi, in Coruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌊CoroniamCoruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌋. Deus Optimus Maximus faciat, ut et ego ad Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam redire et istae litterae quantocius perferri possent. Heri dixi vale comiti de Nassau, qui videtur hic habere partes domini de Chyners defuncti. Ille se plurimum et sua servitia Maiestati Vestrae Serenissimae commendari petiit. Magnificum Mercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌊dominum cancellariumMercurino Arborio di Gattinara (*1465 – †1530), humanist, jurist, trusted and influential advisor to Charles V; 1501 entered the service of the Habsburgs as legal counsel to Duchess Margaret of Austria, 1504 advisor and President of the Privy Council of Margaret of Austria, after the governoship of the Netherlands was entrusted to her, 1518 Grand Chancellor of Castile and later of Charles V as Roman Emperor, 1529 Cardinal of St. Giovanni a Porta Latina (after the death of his wife, Andreetta Avogadro) (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 12; CE, vol. 2, p. 76-80)⌋ hodie vidi et litterarum copias et unam mulam, quam mihi donavit, ab eo accepi et vale illi dixi. Retulit mihi, quod XX Decembris praeteriti Turci Rhodum per tractatus ceperint, sunt tamen adhuc multi qui dubitant, ille vero non dubitat, licet ullae certae litterae de hoc novo habeantur, nam dicit astrologos de Rhodo hoc anno amittenda praedixisse. Retulit mihi etiam certa fama huc esse allatum regem Franciae in morbo suo gallico esse mortuum rogavitque me plurimum, ut illum cum omni sua facultate Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae commendarem et Illi persuaderem eum esse in omnibus bonum servitorem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae, quod cum prius aliquoties, nunc vero BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 412, f. 181r in fine expeditionis meae plane sum expertus. Mandavit mihi Serenissima Maiestas Vestra in novissimis suis litteris, quod de omnibus etiam minimis, quae hic agerentur, copiose scriberem. Facio hoc quidem, sed tumultuario calamo, quam ob rem Illi humillime supplico, si debite mandatum non exsequor, mihi veniam impartiri. Est etiam in iisdem cf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1522-09-16, CIDTC IDL 7095, letter lost⌊litteriscf. Sigismund I Jagiellon to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1522-09-16, CIDTC IDL 7095, letter lost⌋ Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae, quod mihi domino Jan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌊zupparioJan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌋ iussit augere viaticum usque ad ducentos ducatos, pro quo Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae humillimas et quas tenuitas pectoris mei potest, gratias habeo. Hactenus mihi videbar penitus omni spe et consolatione destitutus. Revixi rursus cum inde videam me non esse undiquaque in tam remotis partibus derelictum. Considero etiam, quod Serenissima Maiestas Vestra bonam habuerit mei itineris ex Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiaAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ rationem neque mihi eo tempore magis aestimabam pro viatico necessarium, habebam enim inde 400 ducatos et cum iis ducentis, quos mihi nunc addere iussit, sperassem me totum hoc iter bene potuisse conficere, sed cum tanto tempore in itinere fuerim et ex England⌊AngliaEngland⌋ usque in Decembre propter contrarium ventum solvere non potuerim, demum hic quattuor mensibus immoraverim. Quemadmodum ex meis actionibus intelliget, non est possible, ut pro oratore Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae tam longo tempore 600 ducatos ex Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiaAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ a Septembre usque ad Martium hic agere et deinde usque ad Sacratissimam Maiestatem Vestram redire possem. Ego numquam credidissem et in itinere et hic me tam diu immoraturum, ductus igitur summa necessitate, cum huc mecum de 400 ducatis ex Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiaAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ non magis quam 60 portaverim, a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarorumThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ hic probably Jörg Reihing (Georg Rhehinger, Jorge), factor of Fuggers in Valladolid⌊factoreprobably Jörg Reihing (Georg Rhehinger, Jorge), factor of Fuggers in Valladolid⌋ ad meam fidem pro mea hic sustentatione et pro meo reditu quingentos in mutuum accepi. Quapropter Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae humillime supplico, dignetur clementer hanc meam necessitatem perpendere, praesertim cum hic ultro tam diu non fuerim, sed rebus et negotiis Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae id exigentibus et dignetur hoc residuum trecentorum superinscribed in place of crossed-out os⌈osorumorum superinscribed in place of crossed-out os⌉ ducatorum superinscribed in place of crossed-out os⌈osorumorum superinscribed in place of crossed-out os⌉ ut per superinscribed⌈ut perut per superinscribed⌉ dominum Jan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌊zuppariumJan Boner (†1523), merchant, banker, supplier to the Cracow royal court, financial agent of King Sigismund I Jagiellon; 1498-1523 Cracow town councillor; 1515-1523 salt mine supervisor in Cracow; 1522-1523 wielkorządca of Cracow (NOGA, p. 299; PSB 2, p. 297-298)⌋ solve written over , written over ere⌈ereeture written over , written over ere⌉ et fides mea a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ redimatur. Si quis in hoc videbitur defectus, cum rediero, ut in Deum meum spero, de singulis Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae respondebo, neque me unquam alium quam fidelem suum subditum et servum Serenissima Maiestas Vestra inveniet. Credat mihi Serenissima Maiestas Vestra, quod de iis quingentis ducatis paulum mihi supra ducentos pro reditu restat et ego adhuc longa ambage iuxta Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae commissionem apud illustrissimum ducem Georg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌊Georgium SaxoniaeGeorg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌋ constitui debeo, dabitur tamen a me opera, ut sine ulterioribus expensis Maiestatis Vestrae Serenissimae hunc meum reditum maturare possim. In Germany (Germania, Niemcy)⌊GermaniaGermany (Germania, Niemcy)⌋ BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 412, f. 181v tantum non exponitur, quantum in istis partibus. Videbo etiam, quod aliquam navem in Coruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌊CoroniaCoruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌋ inveniam, quae England⌊AngliamEngland⌋ praeteriet et me in Flanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌊FlandriamFlanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌋ sistet nihilque omittam quo quantum celerius possum, ad Serenissimam Maiestatem Vestram advolabo. Nova, quae se hic post meas novissimas obtulerunt, non sunt alia, quam quae de Rhodo scripsi. Practicatur dies noctesque pro conquirendis pecuniis. Ego credo, quod hic sint extremi egestatis termini. Abierunt hinc male contenti primi regni Castiliae domini almirantus et comestabilis Castellae, qui duo sua opera et suis impensis omnem communitatis furrorem represserunt et parva eis habetur gratia, immo hoc, quod exsposuerunt pro hac maiestatis caesareae necessitate non redditur.  

Seruntur in vulgo mirabiles fabulae apud plurimos haec Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ aula praesertim Burgundian Netherlands (Bourgogne, Burgundia), duchy, the name of the former Duchy of Burgundy is used here to denote its historical northern part – known as the Burgundy Netherlands (today’s Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), taken over by the Habsburgs in 1477, and in 1530-1556 ruled on behalf of Charles V by his sister, the dowager queen, Mary of Hungary⌊BurgundionumBurgundian Netherlands (Bourgogne, Burgundia), duchy, the name of the former Duchy of Burgundy is used here to denote its historical northern part – known as the Burgundy Netherlands (today’s Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg), taken over by the Habsburgs in 1477, and in 1530-1556 ruled on behalf of Charles V by his sister, the dowager queen, Mary of Hungary⌋ et Flanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌊FlandrensiumFlanders (Flandria), county in the Low Countries, part of the Habsburg Netherlands from 1482, today corresponding to the Belgian provinces of Western Flanders and Eastern Flanders, the region of Zeeuws-Vlaanderen in the Netherlands and part of the Département du Nord in France⌋ auctoritas male audit exsecratur luxum et victum splendidum et vestitum, qui hic sumptuosus videtur, nam Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊hicValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ et misere, et magis sordide quam usquam gentium vivitur et nihilominus plures quam alibi pecuniae hic expenduntur. Suffundor intra me quodam rubore saepius, dum recogito, quantum hic auri Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae exsposuerim, misere etiam, ut hic mos est, vivens, absumpsi hanc Quadragesimam, cum hic pisces non habeantur nisi maritimi, qui iam faetentes quinquaginta ab hinc miliaria ducuntur non sine valetudinis meae periculo habeoque aliquos de meis aegros. Caesar se libenter ad locum commodiorem conferret, si aulicis suis posset esse solvendo(?) de quibus me multorum miseret, qui ad me de suis defectibus conquerendo venire solent. Cum Fuggarorum et Welserorum et cum aliis Hispanis et Italicis factoribus hic cotidie tractatum est pro cambio ducentorum millium ducatorum, quibus gentes ex Germania huc adduci debent et iam tandem confectum est, igitur ista posta tam diu hic immorari fuit coacta. Conquesti mihi sunt secretarii, quod cum nulla alia tot habuerint, ut expediretur labores. Fertur etiam caesar nocte praeterita manu propria multis horis scripsisse, unde coniectari facile potest, quid eum ad scribendum impulerit. Quale hoc sit bellum nescio. Nullas hic gentes scio, praeter reliquias, quae fontem rabidum obsederant oleo atque opera perdita et illae se circa portum sancti Sebastiani vix duo millia numero aegre continent. Datae sunt eis aliquae pecuniae, ideo promiserunt usque ad futurum Maium perseverare. De Gallis etiam nihil auditur, neque de Anglicis, multa tamen de illis hic a plerisque divinantur. Videntur mihi in aere velle castra constuere{s}. Ab utraque parte invitus bellatur, nemo tamen est (tantum potest mortalium ambitio) qui pacem amplectatur. Expeditus BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 412, f. 182r est hinc subito orator Portugaliae, qui hic, ut prius scripsi, fuerat retentus, et fere omnibus insciis et praeter omnium opinionem discessit. Ea, quae mihi de illius expeditione dicta sunt ab illo, qui omnia vult scire, scribo, non tamen quod affirmem, quamvis me multa ad credendum inducant. Fertur quod igitur hic tam diu manere coactus fuerit donec posta a pontifice rediret et, cum illa pro votis rediisset, dimissus est. Dicit mihi ille, quod Leonora sit impregnata a rege Portugalliae et quod Pontifex dederit dispensationem, ut illam ducit. encrypted ⌈Dicit mihi ille, quod Leonora sit impregnata a rege Portugalliae et quod Pontifex dederit dispensationem, ut illam ducit.Dicit mihi ille, quod Leonora sit impregnata a rege Portugalliae et quod Pontifex dederit dispensationem, ut illam ducit. encrypted ⌉ Dicitur etiam, quod ille orator maiestati caesareae intrepide retulisset, quod si illius maiestas quicquam contra regem suum attentaret, quod velint Affricanos, Mauros et Saracenos in Portugaliam vocare et antequam a caesare praemi deberent, quod se mallent, illis subdere. Mirabili cursu res saeculi nostri nunc vadunt. Multa, quae prius numquam audita sunt, audiuntur, de quibus multa sunt dicenda, quae scribi non licent. Deus Optimus Maximus faxit, ut brevi coram esse posssim. Audiet Serenissima Maiestas Vestra et non parum mirabitur. Venerunt etiam huc pauloante duo oratores Florentini, qui super iis locis, quae ad imperium spectant, consensum et confirmationem petunt. Habeo etiam mecum litteras credentiales maiestatis caesareae ad Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam de isto matrimonio, ut prius a me scriptum est. Alia in praesentia non occurrunt. Puto, quod tam longis scriptionibus nunc mandato Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae satisfecerim, Cui humillime supplico, si quid est, erunt fortassis plurima, quod in tanto volumine non placebit, et in quo vel morosior vel ineptior videbor, dignetur pro sua incomparabili prudentia et benignitate dare veniam et mei perpetui et fidelis sui servuli in omnibus clementem habere rationem.

Commendo me suppliciter Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae ut domino meo clementissimo, pro qua omni qua mortalis homo potest devotione et fide, ut mihi Eam rursus salvam et felicissmam videre liceat, Deum Omnipotentem apud Santiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌊Sanctum IacobumSantiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌋ humillime deprecabor.

Datum ex villa regni Castiliae Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ vigesima mensis Martii anno Domini 1523.

Eiusdem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊humillimus servusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

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Reverendissime in Christo pater et Domine, domine clementissime. Post humillimam servitiorum meorum commendationem.

Accepi cf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1522-11-16, CIDTC IDL 7096, letter lost⌊litterascf. Piotr TOMICKI to Ioannes DANTISCUS Vilnius, 1522-11-16, CIDTC IDL 7096, letter lost⌋ Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae Vilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌊VilnaeVilnius (Wilno, Vilna), city in Lithuania, on the Vilnia river, capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania⌋ 1522-11-16⌊XVI Novembris1522-11-16⌋ datas, 1523-03-03⌊tertia huius1523-03-03⌋, quae mihi fuerunt {gra}gratissimae. Ferebant in primis litteras meas Antverpiae scriptas esse redditas, quas, quod essent longiores, dignata est Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, pro sua in me gratia, commendare plurimum meque hortari, ut per omnem occasionem sic facerem semper. Quod si prius feci, cum mihi nunc latior scribendi campus datus est, uberius exhibui, modo Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima tam longas ineptias legendo non offendatur.

Habeo Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, quas possum, immortales gratias pro data opera apud Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ de ulteriore mea provisione et de hac clementi solicitudine, quam pro me et rebus meis gerit. Deus Optimus Maximus mihi dat eam gratiam, cum referre nihil Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae possum, ut saltem animo illi non ingratus videar, quod quamdiu in vivis sum, omni studio et cura cavebo.

Quo hic sum expeditus et quanto tempore hic immorari coactus fuerim, ad longum ex meis ad maiestatem regiam written over vestram(?)⌈vestram(?)regiamregiam written over vestram(?)⌉ intelliget. Testabantur etiam iis inclusi mei versiculi, quanta cum diligentia et sedulitate hic expeditionem meam solicitaverim, quam tandem post tot curas, taedia et molestissimas moras, Deo gratia, nactus sum, unde facile pro suo singulari atque incomparabili intellectu percipiet, quod cum hoc novo ducentorum ducatorum viatico nequaquam sit possibile, quod redeam, absumpti enim sunt ante unum mensem. Accepi igitur ad meam fidem a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ trecentos alios, de quibus mihi pauci super ducentos restant, cum quibus me, ut in Deum spero, feliciter rediturum spero. Quapropter Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae humiliter supplico, quemadmodum cepit, pergat apud serenissimam Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ efficere, ut fides mea a The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ redimatur, cum rediero, si videbitur, quod fortassis magis, quam debui, acceperim et exposuerim, respondebo superinscribed⌈respondeborespondebo superinscribed⌉, et sic respondebo, quod et maiestas regia et Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima nullam mihi culpam impingent.

Habeo etiam Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae immensas gratias, quod curaverit 34 florenos, qui summae trecentorum deerant, et pro quibus written over ...⌈...quibusquibus written over ...⌉ syngraphum dederam, The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarisThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ solvi, et quod me de rebus nostris et Diet of Poland ⌊Piotrkoviensi conventuDiet of Poland ⌋ deque induciis cum Vasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue⌊magno Moskoviae duceVasily III Ivanovich Rurikid (*1479 – †1533), 1505-1533 Grand Duke of Muscovy; son of Ivan III Vasiliyevich and Sophia Paleologue⌋ factis, quod me summe oblectavit, certiorem reddidit. De morte Erazm Ciołek (*1474 – †1522), Polish humanist, diplomat, patron of the arts and orator; 1503-1522 Bishop of Płock (PSB 4, p. 81-82)⌊episcopi PlocensisErazm Ciołek (*1474 – †1522), Polish humanist, diplomat, patron of the arts and orator; 1503-1522 Bishop of Płock (PSB 4, p. 81-82)⌋ adhuc in England⌊AngliaEngland⌋ scientiam habui, sicut illinc Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae scripsi, feci hic apud Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊maiestatem caesareamCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ in hoc negotio omne id, BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 409, f. 177v quod mihi maiestas regia et Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima iniunxit, et praeterea, quia mihi res et propter reverendissimumn dominum Raphaelem et reverendum dominum Critium maximopere cordi fuit. Quidquid ad hoc negotium promovendum a me excogitari potuit, cum id, etiam ante serenissimae maiestatis regiae commissionem, cum magno cancellario egerim. Maiestas caesarea tandem per me est inducta, ut speciatim hanc relationem Pontifici faciendam suo oratori in urbe commiserit. Non ambigo Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima hoc, quod ulterius in hoc negotio necessarium cognoscet, bene diriget. 1523-03-21⌊Cras1523-03-21⌋ Deo favente ex oratore peregrinus ad Santiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌊Sanctum IacobumSantiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌋ me conferam et inde modis, quibus potero commodioribus et celerioribus, Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam sanam, incolumem et felicem Deo etiam duce, cui me totum tradidi, Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ in sua nova domo videbo. Commendo me humiliter Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae et rogo, absentis in ista rerum met ms. th(!) ⌈tt ms. th(!) ⌉amorphosi rationem habere dignetur.

Celerrime ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋, 20 Martii, anno Domini 1523.

Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus servus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

[1] Missing parts of address were written on the lost piece of paper the seal was impressed through.

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Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Serenissimae Regiae Maiestati PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ et cetera, d text damaged⌈[d]d text damaged⌉omino meo clementissimo

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Serenissima Maiestas Regia et Domine domine clementissime. Post humillimam perpetuae meae servitutis commendationem.

cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 180⌊Scripsicf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 180⌋ novissime ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValdolitValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 1523-04-20⌊20 praeteriti(!)1523-04-20⌋ Serenissimae Maiestati Vestrae, quas Bergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌊hucBergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌋ veniens hac hora hic inveni. Unde, quantum mihi temporis dabitur, cum incolumis applicuerim, quae se postea obtulerunt, perscribam. Ex curia Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋, quemadmodum ex adiunctis intelliget, contuli me in Galicia⌊GaliciamGalicia⌋ ad Santiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌊Sanctum IacobumSantiago de Compostela (Compostella)⌋ et inde in Coruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌊CoroniamCoruña, city in northern Spain, Galicia⌋, ubi iterum fere mensem immoratus ob ventum contrarium cum 4 navibus perveni in Zeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌊SelandiamZeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌋. Fui in mari non sine hostium The French ⌊GallorumThe French ⌋ et tempestatum periculis duodecim diebus et noctibus. Quid ibidem sim passus horresco memorans Deo Optimo Maximo gratia, quod hic sum.

Postquam veni in Zeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌊SelandiamZeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌋, advenerat una die priusquam ego illac Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊rex DaciaeChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋ cum 15 navibus et una magna, quam Mariam vocant, habens secum Isabella of Austria (Isabella of Habsburg, Elisabeth of Denmark) (*1501 – †1526), 1515-1523 Queen consort of Denmark and Queen consort of Norway as the wife of Christian II, daughter of Philip I of Habsburg and Joanna of Castile; sister of Charles V⌊coniugemIsabella of Austria (Isabella of Habsburg, Elisabeth of Denmark) (*1501 – †1526), 1515-1523 Queen consort of Denmark and Queen consort of Norway as the wife of Christian II, daughter of Philip I of Habsburg and Joanna of Castile; sister of Charles V⌋ suam et liberos, quae unacum illo, cum a domino Veriensi fuerant excepti, amare fertur lacrimasse. Dixit mihi reverendissimus dominus Traiectensis episcopus, quondam Philippi ducis Burgundiae naturalis, qui me hic ad honorem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae humaniter tractavit, quod regina nullam virginem pedisequam praeter parvam quandam nanam secum habuerit et quod liberi regis, filius et duae reginulae, non magis quam duas anus, quae illis serviebant habuissent. Res miseranda profecto. Attulit expulsus per patruum suum ducem Holsaciae et suos subditos omnia, quae in paratis erant et quicquid secum ferre potuit, desperans in regnum suum de reditu. Dominus Veriensis, episcopus Traiectensis et incolae Selandi, quia in mari diu ante insulam versabatur, illum, ut regis Galliae confoederatum, nolebant in terram admittere, donec princeps domina Margareta, ut admitteretur, scripsisset. Unde non diu ibidem immoratus contulit se ad dominam gubernatricem, ubi nunc agit. Magna illa navis omnia onera deponit dehiscens rimis et creditur a multis, quod portum amplius non egredietur. Sors omnia versat, etc. Hic ego The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ inveni, quia nundinae sunt. Quantum illis debeam (Deum testor, quod aliter facere non potui) ex novissimis habunde cognoscet, habeoque eam fiduciam, quod Serenissima Maiestas Vestra perpensis tam longis moris et gravibus expensis, quas coactus fui facere, fidem meam ab illis redimi committet. Nunc iterum mihi sunt equi emendi et multa, quae spectant BNW, BOZ, 2053, TG 4, No. 418, f. 195v hoc, quod reliquum itineris est. Unde facilis est coniectura, quid mihi ex istis quingentis ducatis supererit, quos in mutuum accepi. 1523-05-13⌊Cras1523-05-13⌋ hic solvam Antwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌊AntverpiamAntwerp (Antwerpen, Antverpia), city in the Low Countries, from 1315 a Hanseatic port, in the 16th century the centre of Brabant’s artistic life and the wealthiest trade city in Europe, today in northern Belgium⌋ et quia Mechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌊MechliniaMechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌋ in propinquo est, ubi Christian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌊rex DaciaeChristian II of Oldenburg (Christian II of Denmark) (*1481 – †1559), 1513-1523 King of Denmark and Norway, 1520-1521 King of Sweden; son of John of Oldenburg, King of Denmark and Norway, and Christina of Saxony⌋ agit, illic me conferam, ut hominem videam, utque quid rerum cum eo agatur expiscari possum, quatenus refertus novitatibus ad Maiestatem Vestram Serenissimam Deo bene favente hidden by binding⌈[e]e hidden by binding⌉ r hidden by binding⌈[r]r hidden by binding⌉edire quantocius valeam. In reditu apud illustrem ducem Georg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌊Georgium MisnensemGeorg of Saxony der Bärtige (Georg von Wettin) (*1471 – †1539), 1500-1539 Duke of Saxony; 1496-1534 brother-in-law of King Sigismund I Jagiellon, from 1523 father-in-law of Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, Catholic and protector of the Roman faith in Saxony (NDB, Bd. 6, p. 224-227)⌋ constituar et quod superest legationis meae conficiam. Non datur tempus, ut sim longior, expectat postarius. Commendo me suppliciter Serenissimae Vestrae Maiestati ut domino meo clementissimo.

Ex Bergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌊BergisBergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌋ Brabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌊BrabantiaeBrabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌋, 12 Maii anno Domini 1523.

Eiusdem Serenissimae Maiestatis Vestrae humillimus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

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Reverendissimo in Christo Patri et Domino, Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊domino P text damaged⌈[P]P text damaged⌉etro Dei gratia episcopo Posnaniensi Regni Poloniae text damaged⌈[Regni Poloniae]Regni Poloniae text damaged⌉ vicecancellarioPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋, domino meo gratiosissimo

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Reverendissime in Christo Pater et Domine, domine gratiosissime. Post humillimam mei commendationem.

1523-05-12⌊Ista hora1523-05-12⌋ Bergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌊hucBergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌋ incolumis per tot terrarum et aequorum tractus ex Zeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌊SelandiaeZeeland (Zealand, Selandia), county in the Low Countries, belonging to the Habsburg Netherlands, with Middleburg as its capital. It covers the islands in the estuary of the Schelde (Scheldt) and Maas (Meuse) rivers, today a province of the Netherlands⌋ Middelburg (Medioburgum), city in the Netherlands⌊oppido MiddelborensiMiddelburg (Medioburgum), city in the Netherlands⌋ applicui non sine magno gaudio, videor enim mihi iam esse Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ Deo gratia etc. Inveni Bergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌊hicBergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌋ apud The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggarosThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 179;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 180⌊litterascf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Piotr TOMICKI Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 179;
Ioannes DANTISCUS to Sigismund I Jagiellon Valladolid, 1523-03-20, CIDTC IDL 180⌋ meas, quas ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊Valle OletiValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ 1523-04-20⌊20 praeteriti(!)1523-04-20⌋ dederam, hinc, quam postarii maris tempestatem habuerunt, quod tanto tempore fuerunt, ut ego, in itinere, facile intelliget et cum easdem meas litteras in unius on the margin⌈uniusunius on the margin⌉ horae et mediae decursu Nuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌊NurnbergamNuremberg (Nürnberg, Norimberga), city in Germany, Bavaria⌋ per aliam postam The Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌊FuggariThe Fuggers German family of merchants and bankers that dominated European business during the 15th and 16th centuries⌋ mittere decreverint, non datur mihi spatium longius cum Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima agere. Hoc, quod temporis reliquum est, scriptioni ad Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ impendam, ex qua latius, quae aguntur, intelliget. Unum hoc oro et obtestor, Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima rerum mearum apud Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ exigentibus id et laboribus meis written over et⌈etmeismeis written over et⌉ et perpessis periculis clementem rationem habere dignetur. Cui me suppliciter commendo.

Ex Bergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌊BergisBergen op Zoom, town in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, 36 km N of Antwerp, today in the Netherlands⌋ Brabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌊BrabantiaeBrabant (Brabantia), duchy in the Low Countries, under Habsburg rule from 1482. Its territory corresponds to the Belgian provinces of Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Antwerp and the Brussels Capital Region, and the province of North-Brabant in the Netherlands⌋, 12 Maii anno Domini 1523.

Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae humillimus Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioannes DantiscusIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋

BCz, 1599, p. 1174

Magnifico generosoque viro, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, serenissimi Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊Poloniae regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ oratori, domino et fratri

BCz, 1599, p. 1173

Neque te, neque me fefelli, mi Dantisce Dantisce, si locum apud te ullum habeat legitima excusatio, et tamen scio me disperisse animumque despondisse, ita me totum hosce dies stilis conscribillarunt et The Prussians ⌊PrussiThe Prussians ⌋ et probably Citizens of Lübeck ⌊Lubecensesprobably Citizens of Lübeck ⌋ et Danistae, plagiarios, edepol, pessimos et scelerosos, qui tot mendaciis me confectum iri curarunt. At si scias, quam ob nihili res: perierunt mihi horae pretiosissimae ms. o(!) ⌈aeae ms. o(!) ⌉, dum convicia, quibus se mutuo lacerant et mordicus trahunt, interpres elegans illustrissime enucleo. At scis: saeviant, clament, Stygiam ego paludem in sacramentum adhibui me confecto prandio prosus ad te volaturum neque ulterius restiturum, etiamsi catenas iniciant.

Vale.

Tuus probably Dietrich von Schönberg (*1484 – †1525), fell in the battle of Pavia ; 1515-1524 diplomat and advisor in Grand Master's Albrecht von Hohenzollern service, as his envoy, he held the talks at the imperial, English and Danish courts in order to get help against Poland; in 1517 was negotiating with Moscow for an anti-Polish alliance, in 1524 he entered the service of the French King Francis I (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 99, 117; SACH, p. 239-292; POCIECHA 2, p. 219-221)⌊orator Anglicusprobably Dietrich von Schönberg (*1484 – †1525), fell in the battle of Pavia ; 1515-1524 diplomat and advisor in Grand Master's Albrecht von Hohenzollern service, as his envoy, he held the talks at the imperial, English and Danish courts in order to get help against Poland; in 1517 was negotiating with Moscow for an anti-Polish alliance, in 1524 he entered the service of the French King Francis I (BORAWSKA 1984, p. 99, 117; SACH, p. 239-292; POCIECHA 2, p. 219-221)⌋ se missurum nescio quae fecerit necne nosti.

Mechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌊MechelenMechelen (Malines, Mechlinia), city in the Low Countries, 23 km S of Antwerp, today in Belgium⌋, undecima Iunii.

Tuus ex animo Remaclus Arduenna (Remacle d' Ardenne) (*ca. 1480 – †1524), poet, ardent adversary of Lutheranism; studied in Louvain and Cologne; secretary to Charles V' Privy Council (CE, vol. 3, p. 140; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 8-9)⌊RemaclusRemaclus Arduenna (Remacle d' Ardenne) (*ca. 1480 – †1524), poet, ardent adversary of Lutheranism; studied in Louvain and Cologne; secretary to Charles V' Privy Council (CE, vol. 3, p. 140; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 8-9)⌋

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Excellentissimo domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ iuris utriusque doctori, Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimi regis PoloniaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ secretario et ad Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ oratori paper damaged⌈[oratori]oratori paper damaged⌉, plebano Gdanensi etc. domino [...] paper damaged⌈[...][...] paper damaged⌉ suo singulari[1]

AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 3r

Salutem dico.

Proximam ad te cf. Iustus Lodvicus DECIUS (DECJUSZ, DIETZ) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Breslau (Vratislavia, Wrocław), 1522-11-24, CIDTC IDL 166⌊epistulamcf. Iustus Lodvicus DECIUS (DECJUSZ, DIETZ) to Ioannes DANTISCUS Breslau (Vratislavia, Wrocław), 1522-11-24, CIDTC IDL 166⌋ in Rome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌊urbemRome (Roma), city in central Italy, on the Tiber river, seat of the Holy See⌋ dedi, sperabam enim crebrius a Hadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌊pontificeHadrian VI (Adriano de Florensz (Dedel)) (*1459 – †1523), tutor of young Charles von Habsburg (later Emperor Charles V), 1522-1523 Pope⌋ in Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesarisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ aulam nuntios profecturos. Ibit forte illa Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniamSpain (Hispania)⌋, cuius iacturam tanto facilius fero, quanto iucundius est te hoc periculum superasse. Praeter hanc ego post illam Wrocław (Breslau, Vratislavia), city in southwestern Poland, on the Oder river, historical capital of Silesia, from 1526 ruled by the Habsburgs⌊WratislaviaeWrocław (Breslau, Vratislavia), city in southwestern Poland, on the Oder river, historical capital of Silesia, from 1526 ruled by the Habsburgs⌋ scriptam ad te nullam dedi. Adversa mea valetudo, qua in quartum ferme mensem graviter laboravi, potissime in causa fuit. Preterea ab ea liberatus hinc quoque abii solacii quam necessitatis causa potius. Datae sunt mihi ferme omnes epistulae ad me perscriptae, ita enim ex cf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Iustus Lodvicus DECIUS (DECJUSZ, DIETZ) Valladolid, 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 7097, letter lost⌊eacf. Ioannes DANTISCUS to Iustus Lodvicus DECIUS (DECJUSZ, DIETZ) Valladolid, 1523-02-08, CIDTC IDL 7097, letter lost⌋, quam 1523-02-08⌊8 Februarii1523-02-08⌋ ex Valladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌊ValleoletiValladolid (Vallisoletum, Oleti vallis), city in central Spain, Castile and León, on the Pisuerga river⌋ exscripseras, coniecturari licet. Acceptae fuere omnes. Gratissima fuerit Anglica illa, qua in proximo etiam periculo mei non videris oblitus. Pro his tantum abest, ut stomachum moveam, ut maximas etiam tibi referam gratias, quamquam non video in me, quod a te maxime dissentiat, nisi quod cultiores litteras non ita feliciter sim adsecutus, et tu me omnibus nominibus in dicendo scribendoque fluida et felici quadam ubertate superas. Repo interim humi ego hoc saltem felicior, quo minus peto, quod attingere non licet. Ridebam ego potius quam quod pertinaciter assererem eos, qui ut quo minus sciunt, hoc sunt in dispudando impudentiores. Sed abeant in fabulam ista. Ego hos mihi iam diu amicos spero, qui evangelicam colunt veritatem, quod si zizania viciatum esset, iam evangelium adparet, quod sine ea esse nequit. Haec hactenus, olim autem latius, cum coram licebit liberius.

Adscripsi hanc fabulam, qua me ridere magis quam purgare cerneres, si quid illis peccavimus delicatis amicis. Alia vero tibi adscribenda sunt, quae ex re tua magis videntur et ut me integrum cognosceres amicum. Egi ne alicubi nomen Tuum et fides periclitaretur, curavi, ut quidquid aeris contraxeris, solveretur. Hac in re te mihi magis meruisse existimo quam si sexcentis in doctis amicis concessissem totidem victorias. Reliqui vero amici, qui in aula sunt potiores, dicent fortasse, quotiens ego Dantisci honestissimi fecerim mentionem. Quamquam et illi ita favent, ut me tacente facturi pro te erant omnia. Ego rem pecuniariam pro te curavi et salinatorem tibi servare amicum, curabant illi dignitatem tuam et communi opera sacerdotium hoc, Gdanensis plebania (ut vocant), postquam illi Hildespurgensis seu Warmiensis postulatus cessit, tibi principis munificentia dant. De reliquo, quo citius tuus speratur adventus, minus scribo. Quod autem in scribendo fuerim negligens, donabis hoc egroto. Suplebo deinceps defectum, si Deus voluerit melius habens, idque curabo, ne umquam rebus tuis me sciente desit aliquid. Iam olim intelliges, quam sincero te coluerim animo, quantum etiam ex te exspectavi amicum.

Iam supremum me cruciat non posse tuum praestolare adventum, placuit enim Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestati regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ me in Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliamItaly (Italia)⌋ summittere. Intelliges tu ex domino Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊CricioAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ hanc provinciam me non affectasse. Me enim absente sic decretum est, quamquam interim non dico ad eam inopiam Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ redactam, ut cogatur rogare eum, qui multis nominibus multis sit inferior, saltem eruditione atque ingenii dotibus. Ceterum ubi ad diligentiam ms. dililengentiam(!) ⌈diligentiamdiligentiam ms. dililengentiam(!) ⌉ ac fidelitatem ventum erit nemini cessunt. Instabant fortasse alii, sed ita utrique maiestati collibitum est. Vado igitur utinam bonis avibus et sospitem me Deus faciat reducem. Dispensationem tuam (ut vocant) de non promovendo triennio apud puerum meum, qui regestra me absente curat, reperies. Nova hinc ad te nulla scribo, quod omnia statim ipse videbis. Daturus sum ad te postea epistulas, quas nisi extra te abieris, paccato animo leges. Non vellicabo aures, non gravabo amicum, non rogabo suffragia. Utrum hoc acturus, ut rependam laborem Hispanicum tibi et te servem dignum certe amicum perque te alios.

Vale et me tuum ama.

Si scribere continget aulaeque nostrae faciem depingere, curam Ioannes Lonbock came from Wissenburg; protégé of Jost Ludwig Dietz; at least in 1545 Cracow town councillor (Rozmaitości, p. 677)⌊Ioanni Lonbock or Lonbork⌈LonbockLonbock or Lonbork⌉Ioannes Lonbock came from Wissenburg; protégé of Jost Ludwig Dietz; at least in 1545 Cracow town councillor (Rozmaitości, p. 677)⌋ puero meo consignes, missurus est iste mihi.

Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaeCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, 16 Junii 1523.

Tuus integerrimus Iacobus Ludovicus Decius (Jakob Ludwig Dietz, Jakub Ludwik Decjusz) (†after 1557)⌊Iodocus Ludovicus D(ecius)Iacobus Ludovicus Decius (Jakob Ludwig Dietz, Jakub Ludwik Decjusz) (†after 1557)⌋

[1] Missing parts of address were written on lost piece of paper the seal was impressed through.

AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 4v

Excellentissimo domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋ iuris utriusque doctori, secretario regio ac curato Gdanensi etc. domino et amico honorando dentur

AAWO, AB, D. 3, f. 4r

Salutem dico.

Quando ita fortunae visum est, ut vel in meo reditu tu abeas, vel Te adveniente ego discedam, aequo animo ferendum utrimque puto. Ego enim hoc huic sorti sum molestus quo tenaciorem amicitiae nostrae Te video. Pridie quam abieram, misi ad Te epistulam, qua meam in Te velim mentem intelligas. Nihil in Tuum ornamentum a me praetermissum est. Dilexi absentem amicum et magna expectatione venientem videre cupiebam. Iam oficium Tuum erit rebus meis vicisim Te accomodare. Sed res haec Tibi hoc facilior erit, quo minus ego praeter nominis mei commendationem ab amicis nunc aliquod egeo, verum ne omnino non fruar amici opera. Quo minus ipse indigeo, hoc magis pro aliis expostulo. Concessit ut spero illuc Gundelius doctor inter amicos eruditos non postremus, eum ego interim Tibi commendo et rogo ita fac, ut mea opera Tuam illi cognoscat accessisse amicitiam. Ego totum mihi factum putabo, quidquid illi per Te fiet, reddes autem Tuis amicis et communibus commendatum. Nolo hominis vitam depingere, erit tempus, quo ipse se nobis suo colore ac iustis lineamentis depinget. Fortunam suam satis amplam spero futuram, si ex me Te, ex Te deide Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊CriciumAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ et ex illo praesulem patronum communem habuerit amicum. Caesareani post varia consilia post multos exanclatos labores Citizens of the Republic of Venice ⌊VenetosCitizens of the Republic of Venice ⌋ in sua castra pertraxere. De Suleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌊TurcoSuleiman the Magnificent (*1494 – †1566), 1520-1566 Sultan of the Ottoman Empire⌋ ne verbo quidem mentio fit. Tota ferme Italy (Italia)⌊ItaliaItaly (Italia)⌋ peste est infecta. Novi nihil aliud habeo. Vale et me ama.

Venice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌊VenetiiVenice (Venezia, Venetiae), city in northeastern Italy, capital of the Republic of Venice⌋, 6 Kalendas Augusti 1523.

Tuus Iacobus Ludovicus Decius (Jakob Ludwig Dietz, Jakub Ludwik Decjusz) (†after 1557)⌊Justus Ludovicus DeciusIacobus Ludovicus Decius (Jakob Ludwig Dietz, Jakub Ludwik Decjusz) (†after 1557)⌋

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Praestantissimo et excellentissimo domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, utriusque iuris doctori clarissimo, Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊sacrae regiae maiestatisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ secretario etc., amico carissimo

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Salutem plurimam dico.

Triste ad te nuntium scribo, praestantissime et magnifice amice, nam hoc die dum hasce ad scriberem litteras Ioannes Pontanus ⌊Ioannes PontanusIoannes Pontanus ⌋, affinis meus et compater tuus carissimus a Matthias Teschner Thorn burgher⌊Mathia TeschnerMatthias Teschner Thorn burgher⌋ misere gladio transfossus interemptus est. Camerario regio, qui litteras nostras ad te perfert, praesente, ex itinere intra Kulm (Chełmno, Culma, Culmen), town in northern Poland, on the Vistula river, 40 km N of Thorn (Toruń)⌊CulmenKulm (Chełmno, Culma, Culmen), town in northern Poland, on the Vistula river, 40 km N of Thorn (Toruń)⌋ et Althausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌊AldenhausAlthausen (Starogród, Antiquum Castrum), town on the Vistula river, ca. 1.5 km S of Kulm, initial location of Kulm; given to the Kulm cathedral by Alexander Jagiellon, it was the summer residence of the Kulm bishops⌋ conveni precibus hic magistrum civium, quo mihi uni in hac miserrima re esset consilio, ne impune Matthias Teschner Thorn burgher⌊homicida isMatthias Teschner Thorn burgher⌋ evaderet. Respondit se non posse praesertim in hac tumultuaria civitate mihi consulere neque equos domi esse. Non novi consilium salubrius, quam quod ad te unum confugerem, quo Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊regiam maiestatemSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ istic una cum Thorn Town Council ⌊magistratu ToronensiThorn Town Council ⌋ peteres, ut communi edicto mandaret, talis violentia compesceretur. Imprimis cum amborum causa apud iudices pendeat. Minitavit enim camerario audiente regio plures esse Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊ToroniaeThorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋ cives, quos hoc pacto perdere vellet. Rogo itaque Praestantiam Tuam, intelligamus Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimam regiam maiestatemSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ esse iustitiae severum administratorem. Est isthic nomine Matthias Teschner Thorn burgher⌊Mathiae TeschnersMatthias Teschner Thorn burgher⌋ quidam Nicolaus Recke ⌊Nicolaus ReckeNicolaus Recke ⌋ cupiens litteras regias, ut Ioannes Pontanus ⌊PontanumIoannes Pontanus ⌋ a iure suo fraudaret. Qui hic coram iudicio Matthias Teschner Thorn burgher⌊MathiaeMatthias Teschner Thorn burgher⌋ causam egit, quod ex Thorn Town Council ⌊Senatu ToronensiThorn Town Council ⌋ perdiscere queas. Vale et orphanorum nostri communis amici miserere.

Thorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌊ToroniaeThorn (Toruń, Thorunium), city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river in its lower reaches, main residence of the bishops of Kulm (Chełmno); one of the three Great Prussian Cities (along with Gdańsk and Elbing) which had representatives in the Council of Royal Prussia; a member of the Hanseatic League⌋, in die Transfigurationis Domini, anno a natali Christiano 1523.

Hieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌊Hieronymus AurimontanusHieronymus Aurimontanus (Hieronymus Cingularius, Hieronymus Gürtler von Wildenberg) (*1464 or 1465 – †1558), doctor of medicine, humanist, author of school textbooks, initiator of the restitution of the school at Kulm and from 1501 its rector; 1504-1513 rector of the school at Złota Góra in Silesia; 1515 municipal physician at Thorn (JANOCKI 1819, vol. 1, p. 301-302; LECHICKA, p. 24)⌋ artium et medicinae doctor

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Reverendissimo domino Piotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌊Episcopo PosnaniensiPiotr Tomicki (*1464 – †1535), humanist, statesman, diplomat, one of the most trusted collaborators of King Sigismund I of Poland; 1500-1503 Chancellor of Cardinal Fryderyk Jagiellon, 1502 Gniezno Cantor, Archdeacon of Cracow, 1503-1505 servant of Jan Lubrański, Bishop of Poznań, 1504-1510 Canon of Poznań, 1506 royal scribe, 1507-1519 Grand(?) Secretary, 1509 Canon of Włocławek, 1510-1514 - of Gniezno, 1511 Custos in Kielce and Sandomierz, 1514 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1515 Crown Vice-Chancellor, 1520 Bishop of Poznań, 1523 - of Cracow; from 1524 (at least) General Collector of świętopietrze (Peter's pence), 1509 royal envoy to the Dukes of Pomerania and to Mecklenburg, 1510 - to Wallachia, 1510, 1511, 1512, 1513 - to Hungary (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 268)⌋, Regni Poloniae cancellario

Reverendissime etc.,

Perveni Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊hucCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ tandem Deo Optimo Maximo duce sospes et incolumis 1523-07-25⌊25 mensis praeteriti1523-07-25⌋ et Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam non inveni. Quo non parum et in animo et rebus multis faciendis on the margin⌈faciendisfaciendis on the margin⌉ in spe denique concepta fui destitutus. Nam Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊hicCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ absente Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima usque in decimum diem non fuit commoditas Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestati regiaeSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋, ut me audiret. Hinc factum est, dum sic perplexus versabar, quod hactenus neque Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae scribere neque mihi ipsi huc veniens prodesse potuerim. Quam ob rem Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae humiliter supplico, ne me igitur negligentem vel potius ingratum erga se aestimet, quod hucusque meas non acceperit. Vidi hic litteras Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae domino Jan Zambocki (*ca. 1480 – †1529), royal courtier, from 1527 a paid informer of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern at the royal court in Cracow. Together with Ioannes Dantiscus and Mikołaj Nipszyc, he formed the "triumvirate" of friends who were the front runners of a group of courtiers known for their fondness for entertainment; 1503 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1528 royal secretary; 1511 royal envoy to Masovia; 1519, 1526, 1527 - to Warmia and the Prussian Estates (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 271; ORACKI 1988, p. 220-221)⌊Sambocski ms. Samborski(!) ⌈SambocskiSambocski ms. Samborski(!) ⌉Jan Zambocki (*ca. 1480 – †1529), royal courtier, from 1527 a paid informer of Duke Albrecht von Hohenzollern at the royal court in Cracow. Together with Ioannes Dantiscus and Mikołaj Nipszyc, he formed the "triumvirate" of friends who were the front runners of a group of courtiers known for their fondness for entertainment; 1503 scribe in the royal chancellery; 1528 royal secretary; 1511 royal envoy to Masovia; 1519, 1526, 1527 - to Warmia and the Prussian Estates (WYCZAŃSKI 1990, p. 271; ORACKI 1988, p. 220-221)⌋ scriptas, quibus manu propria illi committit, ut me ex tam longinquo itinere nomine Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae salutaret. Quanto me gaudio hoc affecerit et quantum erubui, dum, quod ex debito facere debui, Dominationem Vestram Reverendissimam fecisse vidi, ipse mihi sum conscius.

Quare iterum iterumque rogo, det delictum fasso clementer veniam. Omnia mihi hic surda et muta, dum non adest Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima, videntur, pluris frigida et quorundam privata negotia, quam quae ad Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ et Poland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌊rempublicam regniPoland (Kingdom of Poland, Polonia)⌋ spectant, habentur. Quaecumque a me nomine Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊cesareae maiestatisCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ aliorumque regum et principum nomine dicta sunt et per signatas instructiones exhibita, una cum litteris ad arbitros reposita dormiunt. Foret itaque summe necessarium, quod Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima adveniret, sine qua hic parum vel nihil, rite, sicut fieri debet, transigitur. Et ego Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊hicCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋ sine Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima videor mihi in tumidioribus fluctibus, quam cum essem in Bay of Biscay (Cantabrian Sea), gulf in northeast Atlantic Ocean, in south of the Celtic Sea along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Punta de Estaca de Bares⌊mari HispanoBay of Biscay (Cantabrian Sea), gulf in northeast Atlantic Ocean, in south of the Celtic Sea along the western coast of France from Brest south to the Spanish border, and the northern coast of Spain west to Punta de Estaca de Bares⌋[1], versari, neque reddi adhuc possum certior, quomodo cum plebanatu Gedanensi, quem mihi Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima impetravit, actum est, vel quid mihi, ut in illius possessionem veniam, agendum restet.

Quantum pro ea cura debeam et quas gratias Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae habere conveniret, neque dici neque scribi potest. Hoc enim liquido scio, quod post Deum nulli magis, quam Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, debeo et debere fatebor, quamdiu aliquid sum. Hinc est, quod nemo hic ardentius adventum Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae, quam ego, praestolatur. Sine Dominatione Vestra Reverendissima in hac aula neque gratiae neque favoris quicquam offendi, immo stipendium equorum mihi ablatum intellexi. Quid mihi inde sperandum sit de solutione expositorum, nam cum ducentis ducatis ex Spain (Hispania)⌊HispaniaSpain (Hispania)⌋ usque huc ire non fuit mihi possibile, prudentiae Dominationis Vestrae Reverendissimae relinquo. Nihil aliud cupiens, quam ut illam brevi hic salvam atque incolumem videre liceat. Quod si fieri nequit, saltem pro solita in me gratia, dignetur reverendissimo Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊domino PrzemisliensiAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ scribere, ut ille me sibi commissum et res meas apud Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊maiestatem regiamSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ curae habeat. Sponte currenti Dominatio Vestra Reverendissima calcar addet.

Commendo me humiliter Dominationi Vestrae Reverendissimae, ut domino meo clementissimo, quesoque huc superinscribed⌈huchuc superinscribed⌉ veniens, vel si hoc commode fieri nequit, per reverendissimum Andrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌊dominum PrzemisliensemAndrzej Krzycki (Andreas Cricius) (*1482 – †1537), humanist, neo-Latin poet, diplomat, correspondent of Erasmus of Rotterdam; in 1525 he took part in the negotiations leading to the secularisation of the state of the Teutonic Order; from 1504 Canon of Poznań (from 1511 Scholastic, from 1519 Provost); from 1512 Canon of Cracow, Scholastic of Płock, and secretary to the first wife of Sigismund I Jagiellon, Barbara Zápolya; 1515-1523 royal secretary; 1518-1530 Provost of the Chapter of St. Florian in Cracow; 1522-1525 Bishop of Przemyśl; 1525-1527 Bishop of Poznań; 1527-1535 Bishop of Płock; 1535-1537 Archbishop of Gniezno, Primate of Poland (PSB 15, p.544-549)⌋ me ex hoc ergastulo aulico in aliquam tandem libertatem asserat.

Ex Cracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌊CracoviaCracow (Kraków, Cracovia), city in southern Poland, Małopolska, on the Vistula river, from 1038 capital of the Kingdom of Poland⌋, 8 Augusti 1523.